Fast-track tax reform bill, senators urged

A tax expert and adviser of the Department of Finance on Wednesday urged senators to fast-track the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1408 or The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (Train) Bill because it is needed in the ‘Build Build Build’ flagship program of the Duterte administration.

Rene Diaz, a former congressman from Nueva Ecija and now chairman of the Center for Strategic Initiatives, said he is confident that administration senators will not think twice to support SB 1408 and called on their “patriotic spirits” to pass it at once so the Duterte development plans could be achieved soonest.