Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is pushing for a 'junk food tax' amid talks to implement a food stamps program. ManilaBulletin READ:
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is pushing for a "junk food tax" amid talks by the executive to implement a food stamps program.
Salceda expressed confidence Sunday, June 4 that a junk food tax has a chance of prospering in Congress, as he cited as an example the existing sweetened beverage taxes under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. "If you will earmark the revenues entirely for this program, I think junk food taxes also stand a chance in Congress. So, it has to be a DOH-DA-DSWD effort, with the economic managers guiding us about funding,” Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said.
“If we are going to discuss new taxes on any junk food, funding nutritional programs should be part of the mix," noted the economist-lawmaker.
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