The Department of Finance (DOF) is proposing to implement new taxes, including VAT on digital service providers and cryptocurrencies to help pay the country’s increasing debt which has hit a record of PHP 12.68USD 0.22INR 18EUR 0.21CNY 2 trillion in March.
In a report by ABS-CBN, the DOF has revealed its “Proposed fiscal consolidation and resource mobilization plan” which aims to generate an average of at least PHP 349.3USD 6INR 505EUR 6CNY 43 billion in new revenues from 2023 to 2027.
Part of the new tax measures includes the imposition of VAT on digital service providers. To give you a recap, in September 2021, the House of Representatives has approved House Bill 7425, or an Act Establishing Digital Taxation in the Philippines, which aims to level the playing field between traditional and digital businesses by imposing a VAT on digital transactions.
The DOF also plans to tax cryptocurrencies, although details are not yet provided.
Other measures mentioned include a carbon tax, tax on motorcycles, an excise tax on luxury goods and single-use plastics, as well as the imposition of taxes and charges on gaming (casino admissions and electronic betting activities. The DOF also proposed deferment of the personal income tax reduction that was initially scheduled in 2023.
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