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REDUCING THE RATE OF AMUSEMENT TAX
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05624 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09640 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REDUCING THE RATE OF AMUSEMENT TAX TO BE COLLECTED FROM THE PROPRIETORS, LESSEES, OR OPERATORS OF THEATERS OR CINEMAS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 140 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 | |
| SHORT TITLE : Reducing The Rate Of Amusement Tax To Be Collected From The Proprietors, Lessees, Or Operators Of Theaters Or Cinemas | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to amend Section 140 (A) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code in order to encourage the growth and development of the entertainment industry that had deteriorated due to the imposition of a higher amusement tax; help the proprietors, lessees and operators, and encourage more investments and innovations on the entertainment industry, and; produce quality films that are culturally, politically and economically beneficial to the Filipino people. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2008-12-16 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Tañada | 2. Bichara |
| 3. Rodriguez | 4. Villafuerte |
| 5. Solis | 6. Romualdez |
| 7. Bagatsing | 8. Tieng |
| 9. Velarde | 10. Coscolluela |
| 11. Zialcita | 12. Teodoro |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Sy-Alvarado (053 ) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Gonzales (N.) | 2. De Guzman |
| 3. Agbayani | 4. Romulo |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02325 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01585 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2008-12-16 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00389, HB00742, HB01250, HB02183, HB02625, HB03505, HB04367 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2008-12-17 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2008-12-17 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2008-12-17 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Gonzales (N.), De Guzman, Agbayani, Romulo | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2008-12-17 | |
| REMARKS : On Dec. 17, 2008, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure;terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; terminated the period of amendments and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2009-01-19 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2009-01-26 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:185 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2009-01-29 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2009-01-29 | |
| DATE HOUSE ADOPTED SENATE BILL AS AN AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL: 2009-02-25 | |
| REMARKS : On Feb. 25, 2009, the Body adopted SB02325 as an amendment to HB05624. | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2009-04-20 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2009-05-21 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : L | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09640 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 140 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991' |
Abstract
Seeks to amend Section 140 (A) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code in order to encourage the growth and development of the entertainment industry that had deteriorated due to the imposition of a higher amusement tax; help the proprietors, lessees and operators, and encourage more investments and innovations on the entertainment industry, and; produce quality films that are culturally, politically and economically beneficial to the Filipino people.
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