Tax-free for athletes, artists’ prizes –Atienza

Buhay Party-list Representative Lito Atienza urged his colleagues in the Lower House to approve his proposed measure granting all Filipino athletes and artists tax incentives on their prizes for bringing honor to the country.

“All monetary prizes won by our country’s athletes and artists should be 100 percent tax-free, with no amount of tax to be deducted whatsoever. Especially since our government has no cultural program to speak of,” Atienza said.