Malacañang cites 3 conditions for supporting a proposal to tax text messages.
The 3 conditions are: (1) the tax should not be passed on to users; (2) it must be made clear how the tax is implemented and who should shoulder it; and (3) the tax must be utilized for specific purposes such as education, healthcare or computerization.
This were the information disclosed by Deputy Spokespersons Anthony Golez and Gary Olivar.
The proposal is now at the committee level of the House of Representatives, and still has to pass through debates and periods of amendments in the plenary session. (PIA)