im not going to vote since there is no transparency regarding the projects and achievements (if any) of politicians seeking for re election. also some candidates are just all talk. i meant no offense to other people here. its just what i've observed in our province and city for the past decade. progress is very slow.
Nano_11: No problem. If that's your reason for not voting, then I guess it's valid. Still, there has to be a way for you to be involved somehow. No, I don't know how either.
arrggghhh and i thought I was one of the youngest beerkadet.
i have read ralph recto's blog and i all i have read are about taxes. isa niyang agenda ay lagyan ng tax ang mga nagwowork overseas. now ,sa akin, he made a big mistake of doing that. kaya nga sila nagwowork sa oversea para magkaroon ng salary ng mas malaki compared dito sa bansa. tapos papatrawan niya ng tax... bad...
taxes on overseas workers? maling mali un.. eh ung mga nandito nga sa bansa di maramdaman o makita man lang kung san napupunta ung mga taxes nila eh.. how much more for the overseas filipino workers.. they can even barely say that they can feel the governments support..
I'll have to read that entry by Recto before I can fully comment. As a general rule, taxes aren't a bad thing, per se. It can be argued that one of the reasons why the economy is a bit healthier now is because of the implementation of the e-vat. So, you'd have to study what Ralph Recto has in mind before you judge it.
I'm not defending his position, mind you. I just want you all to be more analytical and critical when it comes to these issues. Nothing is ever black & white. And seriously, I find it ironic that all of you who don't like new taxes implemented on the OFWs are still students and haven't filed taxes yourselves.
It's always a better mindset to assume that your vote will go nowhere, and that it's up to you to lobby for the change. With that said, I'm hoping the handful I'm voting for will perform the way I expect them to perform. Good luck sa akin.
hehehe sad to say i'm paying my taxes. and is almost eating 15% of my salary. though my compny accountant reminds me na meron babalik sa akin because of the computation na ginawa ng BIR. economic is healthy pero paano yung mga tao na naninirahan sa bansa, are they still healthy?
i have a brother, relatives, and friends working overseas at nakikita ang ko ang hirap na dinadanas nila. isn't that enough para di na sila patawan ng tax. i mean tuwing magkakasakit sila, sino nag-aalaga sa kanila? none! kelangan nilang tulungan ang mga sarili nila. tuwing nahohomesick sila, pwede ba silang umuwi anytime? no! pero anong ginagawa nila, lahat kakayanin nila para mabuhay lang nila ang family nila. mabigyan lang ng maayos na buhay na hindi masama ibigay. at kapag magaling ang mga filipino worker, sino ba ang napupuri, ang bansa. international company nagbaback-out sila dahil sa political system dito pero iba sa kanila naggamble pa rin, why? dahil sa workers. the best ang workers dito sa bansa. pero anong ginagawa ng governemnt? dahil sa add tax na yan ipinapasan nila sa mga workers ang mga burden na dapat ang government ang nag-aayos. rember sa kanila nanggagaling ang dollars na naidadag sa dollar reserve ng bansa. they are contributing more than enough. kung gusto pa nilang pigain ang ofw may tawag na diyan... pang-aabuso.
hindi additional taxes ang sagot sa mga financial defficiency nor pangdagdag para sa mga project. kung di magpakatino sila!!! wag silang maghanap ng paraan kung paano kikita. tigilan nila ang corruption. nakikita niyo ba mga property ng mga politiko na yan? nandiyan na evat and other taxes, tax pa rin ba? hirap na ang tao. ang mga average workers hirap na. tapos isusunod nila ang ofw's? kaya nauubos ang mga professionals dito sa Pilipinas kasi sa hirap ng panahon na iginugol nila sa pag-aaral pagnagtrabaho sila ang liit pa ng kanilang matatanggap. ang mamahal ng bilihin ang liit ng sweldo. sila kaya bakit ayaw nilang patawaran ang sarili nila ng mas malaking tax? aber! tingnan natin kung di sila magreklamo. mahina sila kung di nila masolusyunan ang sarili nilang bakuran. hindi additional tax ang solusyon!!!
eto po yung nasa blog ni ralph recto (and my opinion).
5 Ways to Economic Prosperity The campaign period is drawing to a close now. We have done the good things we are supposed to do on the ground. The message to the electorate is that we will all work towards a better Philippines. I believe the vision of an affluent and prosperous Philippines is reachable and attainable within the next 5 to 10 years.
It is logical, therefore, to work on proposals on how we can achieve the goal. Personally, I have in my plans the following measures to boost the economy and government revenues: 1. Levy and taxation for OFWs. We are missing a great amount of revenue for not levying taxes for OFWs. If they are really the modern day heroes, they must contribute to our national coffers. well i already stated my opinion. Isang reason bakit maganda ang ekonomiya ng bansa ay dahil sa mga ofws. kung pipigain pa sila para magcontribute, ang tawag diyan PANG-AABUSO! gusto niya atang magrally mga pinoy sa iba't ibang panig ng mundo. 2. Increase the corporate tax. We might not be getting many MNCs into the country but we can tax locally grown enterprises. However, we can offer incentives for them to establish their presence in other countries. well there can be three possible instant result kapag mangyayari ito. 1. itaas ng mga enterprise ang product nila (like kung bakit ang mahal na ng jollibee and fastfood product ngayon kesa sa dati) 2. gawing contractual employee na lang wala ng regularization, magbawas ng raw material which is bababa ang quality, or the worst magbawas ng tao. 3. at pinakamahirap nito ipasara na lang. wala ng problem. incentives? Enterprise sa ibang bansa? Well siguro iniisip niya yung jollibee food corp. kasi successful yung enterprise sa ibang bansa.
3. Establish a national entrepreneurship program. We must teach our young people to be bold, take risks and try out ideas that are able to spur enterprises.
well, wala akong masay dito pero asteeeg ang magtetake ng risk para mamuhunan sa ating bansa. saludo ako! pero pakaisipin, gaano ba kadale ang mamuhunan dito sa bansa. Mag enterprise ka then papatawan ka ng tax (see number 2). Would you still take the risk? dapat diyan magenterprise ka dito and bibigyan ka ng incentives! at tutulungan ka ng government, para sa ganun may trabaho na available para sa mga unemployed. katulad ng sm. sa tingin niyo walang ibinigay na tulong ang government diyan? sa tingin niyo bayad lahat ng taxes niyan? kasi napanood ko noon isang van ng papers galing sa bir ang napanood ko laban diyan sa may-ari ng sm. pero tingnan niyo ang performance ng sm? dapat ganyan gawin ng government sa maliliit na businesses. tulungan hindi higpitan.
4. Improve on the conditions of the export processing zones. We need to control the continuity of production in the EPZs. iniisip ko nung una baka gusto niyang palawakin ang exporting industry. Well, ilang beses ko itong binasa pero ang pagkakaintindi ko ay control. Meaning may pagpipigil. control the export? damn! isa na nga itong process para tumaas ang dollar reserve natin tapos kokontrolin pa. dapat ang kontrolin ang import! then gumawa sila ng paraan para matustusan ang magiging deficiency kung babawasan ang import. 5. Explore other taxation alternatives. Maybe it's time to tax property potential like what they do in Switzerland. Condo owners are making big bucks for renting out their units to students and expats. hehehe! yung mga boarding houses, bedspacings lalagyan na ng taxes. Or ano pa ba pwedeng lagyan ng taxes? Isipin natin ang pwede pang lagyan ng taxes. So kapag pinatawan ng taxes yan, anong gagawin ng may-ari? Itataas nila ang presyo. Kapag tumaas ang presyo? Hmmm bahala na Hindi naman kasi nababa ang mga basic commodities eh. Tapos hindi naman nataas ang sahod. Bakit kelangan pang dagdagan ang bayarin? Sinabi ko na nga, bawasan nila ang pagiging magastos nila. For sure may pera silang makukuha. Paano ako sasang-ayon diyan kung nakikita ko naman na walang nagyayari. Oo nga maganda ang resulta in the long run, pero sa condition ng Pilipinas ngayon hindi pa. kelangan nating makahinga para makabangon. Kelangan nilang magain ang confidence ng tao bago nila ipatupad ito. Kelangan ipakita nila na ang perang ibinibigay natin sa kanila sa tama nila gagastusin. Yun ang importante! Dapat ang programa diyan paano nila huhulihin ang mga di nagbabayad ng tamang buwis!
This entry was posted on 5/3/2007 12:01 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
5 Ways to Economic Prosperity The campaign period is drawing to a close now. We have done the good things we are supposed to do on the ground. The message to the electorate is that we will all work towards a better Philippines. I believe the vision of an affluent and prosperous Philippines is reachable and attainable within the next 5 to 10 years.
It is logical, therefore, to work on proposals on how we can achieve the goal. Personally, I have in my plans the following measures to boost the economy and government revenues: 1. Levy and taxation for OFWs. We are missing a great amount of revenue for not levying taxes for OFWs. If they are really the modern day heroes, they must contribute to our national coffers. 2. Increase the corporate tax. We might not be getting many MNCs into the country but we can tax locally grown enterprises. However, we can offer incentives for them to establish their presence in other countries.
3. Establish a national entrepreneurship program. We must teach our young people to be bold, take risks and try out ideas that are able to spur enterprises.
4. Improve on the conditions of the export processing zones. We need to control the continuity of production in the EPZs. 5. Explore other taxation alternatives. Maybe it's time to tax property potential like what they do in Switzerland. Condo owners are making big bucks for renting out their units to students and expats.
Here's what I think of what Recto (or his ghost writers/advisers) wrote.
1. According to my mother who is a CPA, taxation for OFW will work for the long term goal if processed properly but many will find it unfair and howl, why? Because there are some people who have either husbands or wives that are OFW, that has private business here like taxi, jeep, tricycle, sari-sari store, mini grocery, mini carinderia that doesn't file their taxes. By ensuring that taxes are levied to OFW, for sure their spouses (in the Philippines) will also file their taxes. Plus it helps prevent the brain drain.
2. With regards to number 2, what he is trying to say: Even if we don't have many MNC's here in the country we should have an increase in taxes for all corportions. Keyword is all. As a plus point to our local corporations, the gov't shall give out incentives so that they could establish their presence abroad thus promoting business back to us. It doesn't mean na local lang po ang magkakaincrease nang tax.
3. I agree with this one, no body is old or young to have their own business.
4. Again, I asked my mom, she told me that the reason there should be control is because there are times/seasons that we can't produce a certain exportable supply. However, if there is control such as having additional supplies or having different items to export pag downtime yung isa e mas maganda. More money. Walang masama sa konting control, para may kaayusan.
5. Students and expats who rent condominium units, not bedspacers or those in boarding houses. The reason for this one is, condominium units are pegged at a prime rate, and if the unit owners made it for rent for other people's use they also charge a prime rental price. Plus wala naman silang binabayaran na property tax since bldg nga, at bldg owner ang nagbabayad noon. So ang dapat patawan nang tax ay ang taong nagpaparent nang kanilang unit.
I also have complaints about my taxes, where it goes but there are certain measures that can be done naman e. And yes, I do agree that those tax evaders should be hanged.
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all corporation... increase tax. hindi nga ba mas delikado yun. kasi hindi naman nababa yung mga prices ng raw material and alikes. kung mag-add pa ng tax, kanino kaya ibabagasak ng mga may-ari ng corporation ang burden na ito. hindi sila papayag na maapektuhan ang income nila nor ang kanila revenues. kaya ang gagawin nila yung mas mababa sa kanila ang magsuffer. which are the employees. hindi ba?
kung ako yung may-ari ng property at may binabayaran akong tax dun sa property. saan ko kaya maaaring kunin ang pambayad dito? kukunin ko siya sa mga fee na ibinabayad ng mga condo owner. so technically speaking, ang nagbabayad ng tax ay ang condo unit owner. so kung may tax pa uli ang condo owner. hindi ba doble na yun? well... anyway bahala na lang ang condo owner kung magkaganun. mayayaman naman kasi yung nagkakacondo unit. anyway na-exag ko yung bedspacing ko po pasensya na ahehehe...
dun naman sa brain drain, hindi dapat tax ang gamitin na pampigil diyan eh. dapat maging competitive yung salary. dapat maengganyo ng government ang mga professionals na bumalik sa bansa. ang alam ko kasi kapag kahit mag-asawa na parehong employed pareho silang may tax. so kung sino ang nasa pilipinas na may business yun ang lagyan ng tax. hmmm... medyo naconfuse ako dito. should be explain further pa dapat.
dun sa EPZ, well, yun kasi pagkakaintindi ko. ganun pala processing nun. hayyy... i should be more careful. pero, hindi ba dapat mas palawakin pa natin ang exporting ng bansa. ewan ko kasi dito rin naggagaling ang dollar reserves antin eh.
my mom has a self-owned company, a private school.. they pay tax.. when i told them the content of the blog.. they just gave me a few sentences to summarize their reactions..
"grabe naman. kung nakikita lang ng mga pilipino ang pinatutunguhan ng mga binabayad nilang tax, they have no reason to complain.. but sadly anak, you will experience more of these, i wonder what the tax percentage will be when you step foot on your first job.."
@ S2chard: About corporate taxes, indeed it's a scary situation pero the deal is, they'll give local entrepreneurs incentives if they could establish their presence abroad.
Parang ganito yan eh.. Levy all taxes sa lahat ng corporation kesehodang foreign companies sila. But, provide incentives for local corporation who can make it in international shores.
Ganito na lang para mas madali yung concept ng OFW tax >> Sila (OFW's) exempted sa taxes.. but they earn in dollars (Foreign currency whose exchange rates are higher than our own peso). While we that are currently here in the Philippines, earns pesos, spends pesos, and had to pay taxes in pesos. Don't you find it a bit unfair??
@ Kuya Jot (even if I'm older.. Hehehe)
I agree, there will be less Pinoy's complaining if there is only transparency in what they're doing with our tax money.
Side note:
In America, there is taxes everywhere and anywhere you go. You have cable TV? satellite TV you could pay tax of up to 17% just for enjoying TV. And let's say na may tax silang ilelevy sa akin dahil I am the owner of a big corporation, there is nothing that stops me from charging it back to my customers because it's legal.
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kai: now that is what more ideal for corporate taxes. kaya naman dumadami ang mga foreign investors dito kasi ang dami nilang incentives compared sa local. at kaya rin natatalo ng foreign ang local. pero sana kapag local, sana masmababa di ba? kaso natatakot talaga ako diyan. its more risky and very delicate matter. dapat makuha muna ng government ang confidence ng mga tao...
dun naman sa ofw tax, errr. talagang ayaw ko diyan. mahirap yan. because we are here in the philippines. sila wala. that's why they are not liable. sa mga proyekto ba ng government or mga project sa pinas, nakikinabang sila? nope... dun sila sa ibang. actualy nakakawa sila. nagbabayad na sila ng tax dun tapos bayad pa uli sila dito. yun ang unfair...
well, kahit medyo nagkakaroon tayo ng disagreement... iisa lang masasabi ko... we are really hoping for the best, aren't we???
@ Felicia-san, the reason for multiparty sstem is that when they cannot agree on who to lead so the offended group would create another separate party of their own. hayz.
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so the parties that exist now don't have a real and concrete platform. tinignan ko kasi yung list ng candidates na kasama nung sample ballot. ang daming parties at hindi ko man alam kung ano yung stand nila. pati sa party lists. hindi ko alam kung aling marginalized sector ang nirerepresent nila.
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