Just in time for Christmas, Senator Sonny Angara announces to the public through his Facebook page the VAT Exemption policy is now implemented for the Persons With Disability or PWDs.
It read:
SAKTO SA PASKO, implemented na po ang batas na nagbibigay ng VAT exemption sa ating mga Persons with Disability (PWDs). Salamat sa mga ahensya ng pamahalaan sa pangunguna ng DSWD na nagsikap upang maihabol ito bago magtapos ang taon.
Para po sa kaalaman ng mga beneficiaries, ito po ang tamang pamamaraan ng pag-compute ng diskwento alinsunod sa RA 10754. Please share!
(Rough translation: Just in time for Christmas, VAT exemption is now implemented to Persons With Disability (PWDs). Thank you to the agencies, especially, DSWD that worked really hard to have this implemented before the year ends. To the beneficiaries, this is the proper way of computing the discount, as per RA 10754.)
RA 10754
As stated by the Official Gazette of the Philippines, the Republic Act No. 10754, otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for Persons with Disability, or Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons With Disability (PWD), shall be entitled:
At least twenty percent (20%) discount and exemption from the value-added tax (VAT), if applicable, on the following sale of goods and services for the exclusive use and enjoyment or availment of the PWD.
Now, PWDs may enjoy the discount and vat exemption to the following, as mentioned in the Official Gazette website:
- hotels and similar lodging establishments
- restaurants
- recreation centers
- admission fees charged by theaters
- cinema houses
- concert halls
- circuses
- carnivals and other similar places of culture
- leisure and amusement
- purchase of medicines in all drugstores
- medical and dental services including diagnostic and laboratory fees such as, but not limited to, x-rays, computerized tomography scans and blood tests, and professional fees of attending doctors in all government facilities, subject to the guidelines to be issued by the Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth);
- On medical and dental services including diagnostic and laboratory fees, and professional fees of attending doctors in all private hospitals and medical facilities, in accordance with the rules and regulations to be issued by the DOH, in coordination with the PhilHealth
- fare for domestic air and sea travel
- actual fare for land transportation travel such as, but not limited to, public utility buses or jeepneys (PUBs/PUJs), taxis, Asian utility vehicles (AUVs), shuttle services and public railways, including light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Philippine National Railways (PNR)
You may view the rest of the information here.
I love people with (dis)abilities. I’ve written several articles about them. (READ: Why Should We Talk About People With Disabilities More Often)Â
Ultimately, I am glad that our agencies such as DSWD, Senators, and Congressmen have finally approved this for the benefit of our loved ones who are disabled. Thank you very much!
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