US EditionHouse Bill Proposes Abolition of Travel Tax - BusinessWorld Online
The bill aims to repeal the travel tax of P1,620 to P2,700 per person, citing its burden on families and conflict with ASEAN commitments, to boost tourism and economic growth.
- On February 4, Sandro Marcos, House Majority Leader, filed a bill to abolish the travel tax, citing burdens on families and tourism growth.
- The proposal would repeal Presidential Decree 1183 and amend the Tourism Act of 2009 to eliminate fixed travel taxes amid criticism that domestic trips cost more than foreign ones for Filipino travelers.
- Marcos proposed shifting funding to the General Appropriations Act, noting TIEZA says travel-tax proceeds fund 50% to TIEZA, 40% to CHED and 10% to NCCA.
- Sandro Marcos said abolishing the travel tax would encourage travel and stimulate tourism-dependent sectors, boosting jobs and cultural exchange.
- On competitiveness, Marcos noted the travel tax conflicts with the 2022 ASEAN Tourism Agreement, which commits member states to phase out travel levies, he said.
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House bill proposes abolition of travel tax - BusinessWorld Online
A BILL seeking to abolish the travel tax was filed in the House of Representatives on Monday, with its proponent citing the need to ease the burden on travelers and remove obstacles to mobility. “The travel tax was created in a very different economic context,” Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos III, who wrote House Bill No. 7443, said in a statement on Wednesday. “Today, it has become an added cost that restricts mobility and weigh…
Goodbye travel tax? Sandro Marcos files bill to cut travel costs
Presidential son and House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos has filed a bill seeking to abolish the travel tax, arguing that it no longer serves its purpose and instead burdens Filipino families and slows tourism growth.
Sandro Marcos files bill abolishing travel tax
MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos has filed a measure that seeks to abolish the travel tax system.The lawmaker said travel tax has "outlived its purpose" and blocks the country’s goals of economic recovery, mobility and regional competitiveness.House Bill 7443 would scrap the Travel Tax system, ending the collection of fixed charges. At present, a tax of P2,700 is charged for fi…
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