QUEZON City, Philippines (January 19) – The proposed vanity tax made a huge splash after news organizations reported it. The proposed measure aims to levy an excise tax on all the beauty products and beauty services in our country. And once its existence was revealed, criticisms and objections from various women’s groups and organizations greeted the proposed vanity tax. And they make one compelling argument – it is unfair to women. Here’s a little backgrounder on how […]
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Vanity tax, gender-biased, according to House leader
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House of the Representatives Deputy Speaker Romero Quimbo called the proposed vanity tax on beauty products and services as “gender-biased”. Quimbo said that today, cosmetic and beauty products are considered a necessity for women. He said that the proposed tax would be biased against women because they are the ones who frequently use cosmetics and beauty products. https://youtu.be/V9vrZKcvEmI





