Congress is not likely to push for the proposed junk food tax nor an increase in the tax imposed on sugary drinks due to the difficulty in enforcement as well as their mixed impact on health and nutrition. “Junk food tax—I don’t find a way of implementing,” said House Ways and Means...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Sunday, July 2 criticized the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) “anti-poor” plan to impose taxes on junk food and other food items next year. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) Tulfo...
Foreign business chambers are seeking for reconsideration on the proposed new taxes on junk food and higher tax rate on sugar sweetened beverages so as not to aggravate the already elevated inflation level in the country and avoid discrimination to certain businesses. In a statement, the members of...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa expressed support for the proposed added tax on sugary drinks and junk food. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/photo_1613919113640_25732ec5e61f_432deff482/photo_1613919113640_25732ec5e61f_432deff482.avif)...
(Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is pushing for a "junk food tax" amid talks to implement a food stamps program. Salceda expressed confidence Sunday, June 4 that a junk food tax has a chance of prospering in Congress, as he cited as an example the existing sweetened beverage taxes...
If you love your potato chips then pay close attention to congressmen starting next month. (Unsplash) The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda will start deliberations on proposed junk food taxes this 2023. “We will begin briefings on junk food taxes,...
