{"id":117834,"date":"2017-09-15T00:23:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T04:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=117834"},"modified":"2017-09-15T00:23:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T04:23:40","slug":"bam-aquino-renews-his-push-for-peoples-fund-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/15\/bam-aquino-renews-his-push-for-peoples-fund-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Bam Aquino renews his push for People\u2019s Fund Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE PHOTO: , Senator Paolo Benigno \u201cBam\u201d Aquino IV on Thursday has resumed his push for the approval of his bill which allows taxpayers to choose which agency they want to allocate five percent of their taxes. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amid to the budget reduction of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for 2018, Senator Paolo Benigno \u201cBam\u201d Aquino IV on Thursday has resumed his push for the approval of his bill which allows taxpayers to choose which agency they want to allocate five percent of their taxes.<\/p>\n

This came after the House of Representatives had cut down CHR\u2019s budget from P678-million to only P1,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want Filipinos to get involved in governance and the budget process,\u201d Aquino said.<\/p>\n

The Senate Bill No. 699 or The People\u2019s Fund Bill, which was filed last July 20, 2016, gives taxpayers a chance to choose or decide which agency they want their taxes to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cGaling sa pinaghirapan ng taumbayan ang ginagamit na pondo ng pamahalaan kaya nararapat lang natin silang konsultahin kung paano ito gagamitin [The funds that the government use come from the people\u2019s hard work that\u2019s why we ought to consult it with them on how to manage it],\u201d the senator added.<\/p>\n

Aquino made the declaration after netizens have expressed their desire to donate funds to the commission and started the \u201c#GiveMyTaxToCHR\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n

Instead of allocating their tax to the Philippine National Police\u2019s (PNP) \u201cOplan Tokhang\u201d, netizens have insisted to give their tax to the CHR.\u00a0 PNP\u2019s Oplan Tokhang, on the other hand, was given a P900-million budget next year.<\/p>\n

If the measure is approved, The People\u2019s Fund Bill provides mechanisms for an individual taxpayer to share five percent of his or her income tax for any of the following: (1) an accredited charity or civil society organization; (2) a priority national or local government project; or (3) a legitimate political party.<\/p>\n

Under this bill, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) shall establish the mechanism that would enable individual taxpayers to select beneficiaries upon filing of their annual income tax returns.<\/p>\n

Led by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), an inter-agency shall also determine the eligibility of respective organizations, and shall likewise set the conditions, guidelines, and reporting requirements for the receipt and use of the funds by the benefitting organizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cKapag ito\u2019y naisabatas, may kapangyarihan na ang taxpayer na piliin kung saan pupunta ang porsyento ng perang ito. Ginagawa na ito sa ibang mga bansa at panahon nang gawin ito sa Pilipinas [If this is approved, taxpayers will have a chance to decide where to allocate a portion of their tax],\u201d Aquino said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, senators including Aquino on Wednesday, vowed to restore the P678-million proposed budget of the CHR, which the House had cut down on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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