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Aquino vetoes bills on LWD’s unpaid taxes, comprehensive nursing law

(Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has vetoed two congress-approved measures including the bill seeking to remove conditions for the condonation of all unpaid income taxes of Local Water Districts (LWDs). In his message, President Aquino said the enrolled consolidated House Bill No. 3675 and Senate Bill No. 2518 on the condonation unpaid taxes of LWD’s will remove the laudable intent of Republic Act No. 10026 which is to grant tax reprieve only […]

Aquino vetoes bill on tax condonation for water districts, add’tl compensation for nurses

  PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has vetoed a bill that seeks to condone unpaid taxes of local water districts, and another bill that seeks to increase the compensation of nurses that might have an impact on the country’s tax collection system and health care. According to Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., the President has informed Congress, through the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that he has vetoed House Bill […]