By JOHN CARLO M. CAHINHINAN
Senate committee on labor chair Joel Villanueva has appealed to Malacañang to give more leeway to online sellers instead of cracking the whip on them amid plans by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to impose a new tax scheme on the said industry.
Villanueva said instead of imposing new taxes, the government must instead extend its helping hand to online merchants who mostly came from ranks of the unemployed and are in survival mode.
“Payak lang po ang konsiderasyon na nasa isip ng ating mga manggagawa na nakikipagsapalaran ngayon bilang mga online seller. Kailangan po nilang kumita para may pagkain sa kanilang hapag at matustusan ang iba pang pangangailangan ng kanilang pamilya tulad ng bayarin sa upa, kuryente, tubig, at iba pa,” said Villanueva.
Villanueva said most online sellers are focused on earning enough to provide for their basic necessities at present considering that “stable jobs are hard to come by” as employers and the labor market continue to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Tulungan na lang po natin silang makabangon at maging matagumpay sa negosyo dahil mas makatitiyak tayo na maka-kolekta ng buwis kapag sigurado na ang kanilang kita,” he added.
Villanueva said he hopes that the government will assist the country’s online sellers minimize these costs of doing business until the situation improves.
The senator said the priority of tax authorities should be going after firms with outstanding tax obligations such as operations of the Philippine Off-shore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which owe the government at least P50 billion since 2017.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
Hello, my name is Jack Sparrow. I'm a 50 year old self-employed Pirate from the Caribbean.
No comments:
Post a Comment