MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to abolish travel tax, which one of the proponents said is already outdated, hurdled the House of Representatives. During the plenary session on Monday, 257 lawmakers voted in favor of House…
MANILA, Philippines — A consolidated bill pushing for the proposed abolition of the travel tax has been approved by the House tourism committee and forwarded to the ways and means panel for the crafting of alternative taxation…
MANILA, Philippines — The government could generate as much as P22 billion in additional annual income if it abolishes travel tax, far exceeding the projected P7.5 billion in foregone revenues, a lawmaker said on Sunday. “We will…
The Mandaue City Council, in its regular session on Monday, February 9, approved a resolution supporting House Bill No. 7443, which seeks to abolish travel tax. …
MANILA – Majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are in favor of the proposal to remove the travel tax imposed on Filipinos departing for abroad, House tourism committee vice chair, Palawan 3rd District Rep. Gil Acosta…
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives seeks to review billions of travel tax spending to see whether the funds truly reached areas that needed them the most, such as the tourism sector. According to House tourism…
MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos on Wednesday filed a bill seeking to abolish the travel tax, saying that the levy has become an unnecessary burden on travelers and no longer serves its original purpose.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines- A lawmaker from Cebu City has joined in the growing calls to scrap the travel tax for Filipino travelers. Cebu City – South District Rep. Eduardo “Edu” Rama Jr. has filed House Bill No.…
TOKYO – The Japanese government and the ruling coalition are considering a plan to raise the so-called departure tax from the current JPY1,000 per person to JPY3,000 or more to fund measures against overtourism, informed sources said. The…
