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Program seeks to correct a number of deficiencies in the tax system to make it simpler, fairer,
and more efficient.
Specifically, TRAIN corrects the longstanding inequity of the tax system by reducing income
taxes for 99 percent of income taxpayers, thereby giving them much-needed relief after 20
years of non-adjustment. It also raises significant revenues to fund the President’s priority
infrastructure programs to reduce poverty incidence from 21.6 percent in 2015 to 14 percent by
2022.
70 percent of the incremental revenues of TRAIN will go to infrastructure and the Build, Build,
Build program, while the balance will go to social services programs.
In TRAIN, Congress passed two-thirds of the needed revenue for 2018 and is expected to pass
the balance in 2018 to help achieve our revenue and deficit targets.
1. Individual Income
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3. Excise Tax
A. Tobacco Products
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B. Petroleum Products
Before:
Diesel – Php 0.00 per liter
Unleaded & Premium Gasoline – Php 4.35 per liter
Now:
Diesel
o Php 2.50 – 2018
o Php 4.50 – 2019
o Php 6.00 – 2020
Gasoline
o Php 7.00 – 2018
o Php 9.00 – 2019
o Php 10.00 – 2020
C. Mineral Products
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D. Automobiles
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4% for up to Php 600,000
10% for over Php 600,000 to Php 1M
20% for over Php 1M to Php 4M
50% for over Php 4M
E. Sweetened Beverages
Before: NONE
Now:
Before: None
Now:
4. Estate
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A flat rate of 6%
Exemption of family home – Php 10M
Standard deduction – Php 5M
Deadline – within 1 year
Final Withholding tax on bank withdrawals – 6%
5. Donations
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A single tax rate of 6% of net donations for gifts above Php 250,000 yearly
6. Documentary Stamp
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DST loans, from Php 1.00 to Php 1.50 per Php 200
No increase on sale of real property and certain insurance policies
7. Tax Filing
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Threshold – Php 3M
Sales of Medicines for diabetes, high cholesterol, and hyper-tension – VAT-exempt
Association dues – VAT-exempt
Amortization of input VAT on capital goods – repealed by 2022
Transfer under 40(c)(2) – VAT-exempt
VAT-exempt sale of residential lot – not more than Php 1.5M; house and lot – not
more than Php 2.5M
(By 2021, only house and lot – not more than Php 2M)
9. Penalty Interest
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