Bill To Impose Tax On E-Sabong Filed In The Senate (Sabong Arena)
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Sabong Arena
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Online Sabong Legal
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00000405
A bill imposing taxes on licensed online cockfights and derbies has been filed in the Philippine Senate by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto.
Senate Bill No. 2045 seeks to amend the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997 to include the imposition of 18-percent amusement tax on the digital platform and offsite betting stations of licensed cockpits.
While cockpit operators are already subject to an 18 percent amusement tax based on gross receipts under the NIRC, Recto, in the bill’s explanatory note, said a “legal question” is raised whether the country’s existing tax laws also cover digital economic activities such as betting on cockfights and derbies through online or digital platforms or “e-sabong.”
“A law will not be construed as imposing a tax unless it does so dearly and expressly. In case of doubt, tax laws must be construed strictly against the government and in favor of the taxpayer,” he said.’
A similar bill has already been approved by the House of Representatives last November.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1395000/senate-bill-seeks-tax-on-e-sabong
