Drilon bares ‘very strong lobby’ against taxing cosmetic surgery

SENATOR Franklin Drilon revealed on Thursday a “very strong lobby” from sectors that may be affected by a proposal to tax cosmetic surgery under the government’s tax reform program.

“Certainly, yes. There’ lobbying. There’s a very strong lobby,” Drilon said when asked about the status of the cosmetic tax in the ongoing discussions of the bicameral conference committee. Pressed whether the lobbying come from the affected sectors, he said, “Yes, I assume.”