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Long Title
AN ACT IMPOSING A FIFTY CENTAVO (P0.50) SPECIFIC TAX ON (EXCLUDING VALUE-ADDED TAX) SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE USING THE CELLULAR NETWORK TO BE BORNE BY CELLULAR PHONE COMPANIES, CREATING A SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
March 14, 2005
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03977 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT IMPOSING A FIFTY CENTAVO (P0.50) SPECIFIC TAX ON (EXCLUDING VALUE-ADDED TAX) SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE USING THE CELLULAR NETWORK TO BE BORNE BY CELLULAR PHONE COMPANIES, CREATING A SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill imposes a P0.50 specific tax on every short messaging service (SMS) to be shouldered by the cellular phone companies. The tax proceeds shall be used to fund the upgrading, modernization and improvement of the country's infrastructures. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : COJUANGCO, MARK O. |
| DATE FILED : 2005-03-14 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Susano (056 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 2005-03-17 |
Abstract
The bill imposes a P0.50 specific tax on every short messaging service (SMS) to be shouldered by the cellular phone companies. The tax proceeds shall be used to fund the upgrading, modernization and improvement of the country's infrastructures."]
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