Tag: Tax Reform Bill

US Senate passes tax rewrite, in major win for Trump

by Michael Mathes © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Senate Republicans narrowly passed landmark tax reform early Saturday, a critical step toward delivering a monumental legislative victory for President Donald Trump in his first year in office. After a marathon session that stretched overnight, the chamber voted 51 to 49 in favor of the nation’s largest tax overhaul in 31 years, overcoming stubborn internal Republican resistance and dismissing Democrats angry over the last-minute revisions to […]

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Tax Reform Bill, “certified urgent” na ni Pangulong Duterte

(Eagle News) – Sinertipikahan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte bilang urgent ang unang Tax Reform Bill na naglalayong babaan ang personal income tax rates ngunit magdadagdag sa singil sa iba pang tax. Ayon kay Finance Assistant Sec. Paola Alvarez, inilabas ang sertipikasyon noong Lunes (Mayo 29) ng umaga at agad na ipinadala sa kamara. Sa Miyerkules, May 31, inaasahang ipapasa sa ikatlong pagbasa ang House Bill 5636 sa plenaryo. Ito ang substitute bill na may mga moderate […]

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Tax reform bill, unfair sa mga mahihirap na Pilipino – Bayan Muna Rep. Zarate

(Eagle News) – Iminungkahi ni Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate na ipasa muna ang adjustment sa income tax bago pagdebatehan kung kailangan pang magpatupad ng panibagong buwis sa ilalim ng Tax Reform Bill ng Kamara. Sinabi ni Zarate na hindi siya boboto sa House Bill No. 5636 o Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion dahil lalo lamang itong magpapahirap sa mga mahihirap, na kabaliktaran aniya sa kaniyang isinusulong. Umatras aniya siya bilang co-author ng panukala […]

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