Scrap Remittance Charges and Taxes
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SCRAP REMITTANCE CHARGES !
SCRAP GOVERNMENT TAXES ON REMITTANCES !
SCRAP VAT ON OIL AND POWER !
The Filipino people are facing a crisis never before seen after the time of the Marcos dictatorship. In the latest SWS survey, a total of 16.3 percent of families nationwide, equivalent to 2.9 million households or around 14.5 million people, experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the previous quarter. Prices of basic needs and services continue to rise. And yet, the Arroyo administration continues to deny immediate relief to the people by removing the VAT on oil and power.
Overseas Filipino workers are also adversely affected by this crisis. Remittances amounting to billions of dollars are not an indicator that OFWs have more money to provide for their families. In fact, they have to tighten their belts abroad so they do not need to lessen the $200 they send to their families at home. But due to skyrocketing prices in the Philippines, this amount is simply not enough.
Meanwhile, government and big business continue to earn billions of dollars from OFW remittances. The government directly benefits from the remittances of OFWs through taxes, such as the .15\% documentary stamp tax collected in every transaction. For every billion dollars remitted monthly, the government earns $1.5M or P62M. This is aside from other fees charged to the OFWs before leaving the country.
Banks and private business also rake in gargantuan profits. For every $200 remittance sent monthly, $15-$22 is charged as service fee. For 10 million OFWs sending remittances, banks earn a staggering $1B every month.
On the other hand, OFWs are left with almost nothing. Thousands of OFWs experience oppressive working conditions and human rights abuses abroad, thousands are stranded in different countries and many are in death row. While proclaiming as bagong bayanis, the Arroyo government continues to neglect the plight of OFWs.
The $200 monthly remittances their families receive have radically shrunk and continue to shrink with the spiraling prices of almost all basic needs and services. And the Arroyo government refuses to scrap remittance charges and fees.
This predatory practice of charging remittances is practically feeding off our blood, sweat and tears. Enough is enough! Scrap remittance charges! Scrap VAT on oil and power! Repeal Oil Deregulation Law!
TANGGALIN ANG MGA BAYARIN SA REMITANS
Matindi ang krisis na kinakaharap ng sambayanang Pilipino sa kasalukuyan. Patuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng pangunahing mga bilihin tulad ng bigas, langis, kuryente at iba pang serbisyo. Sa kabila nito, nananatili namang mababa ang sahod ng karaniwang manggagawa.
Hindi rin ligtas ang mga migranteng Pilipino sa krisis na ito. Hindi nangangahulugan na dahil malaki ang remitans ay malaki rin ang kita ng mga OFWs. Sa kasalukuyan ay kapos na kapos na rin ang ipinadadala nilang pera para tustusan ang araw-araw na gastusin ng kanilang mga pamilya. Ang masama pa nito, nababawasan pa ito dahil sa buwis na ipinapataw ng gobyerno at mga bayaring sinisingil ng mga pribadong negosyo sa pagpapadala ng remitans.
Direktang pinakikinabangan ng gobyerno ang bilyong dolyar na remitans para sagipin ang ekonomiya dahil sa mga buwis na ipinapataw sa remitans. May .15\% documentary stamp tax ang ipinapataw sa kada transakyon. Sa kada bilyong dolyar na nareremit buwan-buwan, nakakakolekta ang gobyerno ng tinatayang $1.5M o P62M. Hiwalay pa ito sa iba pang bayarin na kinakaltas sa mga OFWs bago pa man sila makaalis ng bansa.
Samantala, ga-higante din ang tubo ng mga bangko at iba pang kompanya. Sa bawat $200.00 na remitans na ipinadadala kada buwan, may $15-22 ang singil bilang bayad serbisyo. Sa sampung milyong OFWs na nagpapadala ng remitans, tumataginting na $1B ang kinikita ng mga bangko buwan-buwan
Halos wala nang natitira sa mga OFWs at kanilang pamilya dahil sa patuloy na pagliit ng kanilang kita.. Binabayo ng mataas na presyo ng bilihin at mga serbisyo dito sa loob, kinakaltasan pa ang kanilang remitans!
Ang mga bayaring ito ay sumisipsip sa dugo, pawis at luha ng mga OFWs.
Tama na! Bigyan ng kaunting ginhawa ang migranteng Pilipino! Itigil ang pangingikil sa mga OFWs!
Buwis at bayarin sa remitans, tanggalin!
Itaas ang sahod ng mga manggagawa!
Tanggalin ang VAT sa langis at kuryente!
SCRAP GOVERNMENT TAXES ON REMITTANCES !
SCRAP VAT ON OIL AND POWER !
The Filipino people are facing a crisis never before seen after the time of the Marcos dictatorship. In the latest SWS survey, a total of 16.3 percent of families nationwide, equivalent to 2.9 million households or around 14.5 million people, experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the previous quarter. Prices of basic needs and services continue to rise. And yet, the Arroyo administration continues to deny immediate relief to the people by removing the VAT on oil and power.
Overseas Filipino workers are also adversely affected by this crisis. Remittances amounting to billions of dollars are not an indicator that OFWs have more money to provide for their families. In fact, they have to tighten their belts abroad so they do not need to lessen the $200 they send to their families at home. But due to skyrocketing prices in the Philippines, this amount is simply not enough.
Meanwhile, government and big business continue to earn billions of dollars from OFW remittances. The government directly benefits from the remittances of OFWs through taxes, such as the .15\% documentary stamp tax collected in every transaction. For every billion dollars remitted monthly, the government earns $1.5M or P62M. This is aside from other fees charged to the OFWs before leaving the country.
Banks and private business also rake in gargantuan profits. For every $200 remittance sent monthly, $15-$22 is charged as service fee. For 10 million OFWs sending remittances, banks earn a staggering $1B every month.
On the other hand, OFWs are left with almost nothing. Thousands of OFWs experience oppressive working conditions and human rights abuses abroad, thousands are stranded in different countries and many are in death row. While proclaiming as bagong bayanis, the Arroyo government continues to neglect the plight of OFWs.
The $200 monthly remittances their families receive have radically shrunk and continue to shrink with the spiraling prices of almost all basic needs and services. And the Arroyo government refuses to scrap remittance charges and fees.
This predatory practice of charging remittances is practically feeding off our blood, sweat and tears. Enough is enough! Scrap remittance charges! Scrap VAT on oil and power! Repeal Oil Deregulation Law!
TANGGALIN ANG MGA BAYARIN SA REMITANS
Matindi ang krisis na kinakaharap ng sambayanang Pilipino sa kasalukuyan. Patuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng pangunahing mga bilihin tulad ng bigas, langis, kuryente at iba pang serbisyo. Sa kabila nito, nananatili namang mababa ang sahod ng karaniwang manggagawa.
Hindi rin ligtas ang mga migranteng Pilipino sa krisis na ito. Hindi nangangahulugan na dahil malaki ang remitans ay malaki rin ang kita ng mga OFWs. Sa kasalukuyan ay kapos na kapos na rin ang ipinadadala nilang pera para tustusan ang araw-araw na gastusin ng kanilang mga pamilya. Ang masama pa nito, nababawasan pa ito dahil sa buwis na ipinapataw ng gobyerno at mga bayaring sinisingil ng mga pribadong negosyo sa pagpapadala ng remitans.
Direktang pinakikinabangan ng gobyerno ang bilyong dolyar na remitans para sagipin ang ekonomiya dahil sa mga buwis na ipinapataw sa remitans. May .15\% documentary stamp tax ang ipinapataw sa kada transakyon. Sa kada bilyong dolyar na nareremit buwan-buwan, nakakakolekta ang gobyerno ng tinatayang $1.5M o P62M. Hiwalay pa ito sa iba pang bayarin na kinakaltas sa mga OFWs bago pa man sila makaalis ng bansa.
Samantala, ga-higante din ang tubo ng mga bangko at iba pang kompanya. Sa bawat $200.00 na remitans na ipinadadala kada buwan, may $15-22 ang singil bilang bayad serbisyo. Sa sampung milyong OFWs na nagpapadala ng remitans, tumataginting na $1B ang kinikita ng mga bangko buwan-buwan
Halos wala nang natitira sa mga OFWs at kanilang pamilya dahil sa patuloy na pagliit ng kanilang kita.. Binabayo ng mataas na presyo ng bilihin at mga serbisyo dito sa loob, kinakaltasan pa ang kanilang remitans!
Ang mga bayaring ito ay sumisipsip sa dugo, pawis at luha ng mga OFWs.
Tama na! Bigyan ng kaunting ginhawa ang migranteng Pilipino! Itigil ang pangingikil sa mga OFWs!
Buwis at bayarin sa remitans, tanggalin!
Itaas ang sahod ng mga manggagawa!
Tanggalin ang VAT sa langis at kuryente!
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43.
Evelyn C
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Sotp killing us with your charges and taxes. No protection and employment at home, no charges, no taxes
15 August 2013
4 January 2013
41.
Daisy C
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ibasura ang remittance and charges, kukurakutin lng yan ng gobyerno, sila lng ang magpakasasa diyan. Huwag na natin silang bigyan pa ng chance na mangurakot pa, kawawa naman ang kanilang kaluluwa!!!
22 September 2012
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17 April 2012
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Sebastian G
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This is an ample move to lighten the burden of the Filipino masses especially the OFW's.
14 June 2011
27 May 2011
34.
Renato B
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Being away from your own family is already a big sacrifice and yet not every ofw has enough huge salary receiving from the company and the value of dollar presently has a big difference comparing when we paid our placement fee. Paying another charges is t
18 February 2011
12 January 2011
19 August 2010
7 December 2009
28 November 2009
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Tinay P
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Stop government exploitation of our overseas Filipino workers! Scrap these charges and taxes now!
20 October 2009
15 May 2009
1 December 2008
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