Bullying tactics on con-ass, stiff stalemate on voting
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2017 Yearend report on the Presidency | Blowing in the wind
2017 Yearend report on the Presidency | Blowing in the wind
Resolving the drug problem; curbing corruption; peace talks; an independent foreign policy; and concern for the plight of the poor and the ordinary masa fired up the imagination and hope of the electorate.
But now, in what direction does the wind blow?
With Duterte’s TRAIN, poor pay higher taxes so rich can take home more
With Duterte’s TRAIN, poor pay higher taxes so rich can take home more
The overwhelming majority of Filipinos do not get any income tax benefits from TRAIN. Most of the country’s total 22.7 million families do not pay income tax because they are just minimum wage earners or otherwise in informal work with low and erratic incomes. Even if TRAIN reduces income taxes paid by most of the reported 7.5 million personal income taxpayers, this still leaves as much as 15.2 million families without any income tax gains.
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