If you love your potato chips then pay close attention to congressmen starting next month.
The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda will start deliberations on proposed junk food taxes this 2023.
“I want to know what the challenges to implementation will be before we discuss what rates of taxation should apply,” noted the economist-solon.Earlier in the 19th Congress, Salceda bared that he was “not inclined” toward a junk food tax. Asked for a clarification on his stance on junk food taxation, the Bicolano said: “We are studying taxes on the excessively sugary or salty food as part of a whole package of health measures to reduce the incidence of lifestyle diseases.”
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