Tag: Committee on Ways and Means
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Exempting poll duty pay from income tax
Aside from performing the noble task of educating the youth, teachers have an additional role during elections: they man the polling precincts to protect the sanctity of our ballot
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CITIRA: A fair deal for business, a winning deal for Filipinos
With lower corporate income tax and a rationalized incentives scheme that rewards results-based investments, we are hopeful that greater prosperity will come to our nation.
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Pia bats for ‘fair, efficient, accountable’ CITIRA
CITIRA aims to lower corporate income tax and rationalize fiscal incentives to make these performance-based, time-bound, targeted, and transparent. – Senator Pia Cayetano
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Pia welcomes President’s signing of the Sin Tax Law
The enactment of this measure is a manifestation of the administration’s full commitment to its mandate of protecting public health and welfare.
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Pia on e-cigarettes: ‘Less harmful’ does not mean ‘safe’
If there was one clear takeaway from the Senate’s latest committee hearing on proposals to raise ‘sin’ taxes, it’s that electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are “definitely” not safe and could pose risks to people’s health, Committee on Ways and Means Chair Senator Pia S. Cayetano asserted. The panel on Thursday (September 5) conducted its third public…
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Senate ways and means panel holds first hearing
Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Pia S. Cayetano is set to lead the body’s organizational meeting on Thursday (August 15) to discuss an overview of the government’s tax reform measures. The meeting will focus on the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), a primary component of the Duterte government’s strategy to achieve its growth targets…
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Statement on priority tax reform measures
In past Congresses, I focused on the delivery of social services like education and health.Now, I have the opportunity to continue this advocacy from a finance perspective. As chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, I look forward to working with our counterparts in the House of Representatives and our economic managers led by…