Senators renew bid to scrap travel tax

They said Filipinos’ right to travel abroad should not be burdened with a travel tax which is intended to fund the enhancement of the country’s competitiveness as a major tourist destination.Senators Aquilino ‘’Koko’’ Pimentel III, Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed their respective bills seeking to totally abolish the collection of travel tax from Filipinos departing from all international airports and seaports in the country.

Pimentel noted that originally, the travel tax was imposed to curtail unnecessary foreign travels, conserve foreign exchange, and subsequently, was used to generate much-needed funds for the development of tourism-related programs and projects. Pacquiao, in Senate Bill 384, cited the ASEAN Tourism Agreement that the Philippines entered with Southeast Asian Nations on Nov. 4, 2002 phasing out the travel levies and travel taxes on traveling nationals of ASEAN member-states.

“Rather, it imposes an unnecessary burden to travelers and thereby reduces their right to mobility,” he said.

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