SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri on Saturday proposed a three-tiered tax on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) that he believes is “not anti-poor.”

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, has been conducting public hearings on the comprehensive tax reform package dubbed as Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN).

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