Senator Sherwin Gatchalian: “Walang magagawa kung salita nang salita pero di maghahanap ng pondong mapagkukunan.”
SENATOR SHERWIN GATCHALIAN — The senator said that he’s looking at adding more taxes on wealthy individuals in order to generate more income for the Philippine government.
The senator said in an interview on Dobol B TV that it’s curious that the country’s billionaires are not among its top taxpayers. He noted that the Philippines’ top taxpayers are mostly movie and TV personalities.
According to him, he is planning to file a bill that will add more taxes on wealthy individuals. The senator also expressed confidence that it will get the support of other lawmakers.
“Meron talagang dapat ayusin sa sistema natin para yung mga may kaya o yung mayayaman ay mas mataasan naman ang kanilang bayaran,” the senator said in an interview on Dobol B TV. “Walang magagawa kung salita nang salita pero di maghahanap ng pondong mapagkukunan.“
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Gatchalian is poised to head the Senate committee on ways and means in the 19th Congress.
Inquirer reported on Wednesday that the senator will be focused on taxpayers and MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises) should he become the chairperson of the Senate ways and means committee.
Based on the report, Gatchalian is seeking to make sure that mechanisms are in place to report erring government officers when it comes to tax collection. Likewise, he assured the public that he wouldn’t touch any tax reforms implemented during the Duterte administration.
During his speech at a tax forum, the senator lamented the harassment, abuse, and the second-class treatment accorded to taxpayers despite their contribution to nation-building.
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