Lawmakers reject proposed ‘salt tax’

By Glee Jalea

Nov 01, 2019 12:19 am

LAWMAKERS in the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday opposed the recent proposal of the Department of Health (DoH) to impose tax on salty products, calling it “highly regressive” and “anti-poor.”

Salted dried fish

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