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House Bill No. 8648 or the proposed “Emergency Vaccine Procurement Act of 2021” filed by House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and Minority Leader Joseph Stephen Paduano primarily seeks to amend certain provisions under Republic Act No. 9184 or the “Government Procurement Reform Act.”
Under the measure, the LGUs’ procurement, importation, storage, transport, distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines shall be exempted from customs duties, value added tax (VAT), excise tax and other fees, provided that the vaccines purchased would only be distributed to residents and constituents not for commercial distribution.
The bill was originally approved by the House Committee on Appropriations but was later referred to the ways and means panel for the approval of the tax provision.
The House Committee on Ways and Means approves a provision to exempt COVID-19 vaccines that will be purchased by LGUs from importation duties and other taxes.
The House Committee on Appropriations has approved a consolidated bill which seeks to fast-track vaccine purchase by allowing local government units to directly buy doses from pharmaceutical firms.
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