Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING AND EXPANDING THE BENEFITS GRANTED TO SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 7432 AND 9257, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
January 29, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03455 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING AND EXPANDING THE BENEFITS GRANTED TO SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 7432 AND 9257, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill proposes to increase the discount granted to senior citizens from 20% to 30% and to expand the grant of such benefit to include cost of electric and water services, payment of real estate taxes on family homes and payment of withholding tax on interest income from bank deposits. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABANTE, BIENVENIDO JR. M. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-01-29 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Bonoan-David (072 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2008-08-27 |
| 2. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-11-19 |
| 3. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-11-19 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06390 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS ON 2008-02-05 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WAYS AND MEANS |
Abstract
The bill proposes to increase the discount granted to senior citizens from 20% to 30% and to expand the grant of such benefit to include cost of electric and water services, payment of real estate taxes on family homes and payment of withholding tax on interest income from bank deposits.
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