Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now seeking the passage of the bill that would eventually empower the country’s taxpayers through basic education, information and dialogues.
In filing Senate Bill No. 1199, or the proposed Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Obligations Act, Gatchalian said taxpayers’
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has sought to protect taxpayers against any threat to their rights in carrying out their obligation to pay taxes.
In the collection of taxes, Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means committee, said that in many instances the collecting agency uses its immense p
(Photo courtesy of BIR Facebook) MANILA - Taxpayers will enjoy more protection under a bill that explains their rights and obligations and at the same time entice them to settle their obligations regularly. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed Senate Bill 1199 or An Act Ordaining a Bill of Rights and Obligations of the Taxpayer to protect taxpayers against any threat to their rights. In a news release on Saturday, Gatchalian said in many instances, the collecting agency uses its immense power and resources to go after taxpayers to their undue prejudice. He said investigations made by the Revenue Integrity Protection Service of the Department of Finance (DOF) in April found employees of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to have engaged in "irregular" activities. Of the 468 investigated from July 2016 to February 2022, a total of 16 employees were dismissed, 10 were found guilty in criminal cases, 35 were suspended, and seven were ordered to p
Economist and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says that to pay off the country’s Covid-19 debts, the next administration will have to generate around P326-billion in yearly revenue.
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Photo from Joey Sarte Salceda FB) As of January 2022, the Department of
The chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday said the incoming administration will need around P326 billion in new revenues every year to cover both principal and interest payments due to debts incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman and Albay…