PCSO seeks lower stamp tax rate to hike contributions to UHC
HIGHER CONTRIBUTION TO UHC. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is lobbying Congress to reduce the documentary stamp tax rate imposed on its gross retail receipts to be able to raise its contributions to the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. PCSO chair Junie E. Cua said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday (Feb. 1, 2023) that reducing the DST rate to just 10 percent from the present 20 percent would hike PCSO's contributions by 170 percent, from a projected PHP1.25 billion to almost PHP3.4 billion, this year. (Photo courtesy of PCSO) MANILA - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes ...