Tahasang ipinahayag ng Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) na ang bagong tax reform package na inaprubahan ng Mababang Kapulungan ay magpapalubha sa kahirapan ng milyun-milyong manggagawa.
Sa sandaling magkabisa ang House Bill 5636 o Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), lalong maghihirap ang 30 milyong manggagawa.
“The impact of the proposed tax measure to workers is not uplifting because those who are already poor workers would become even poorer,” pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng ALU-TUCP na si Alan Tanjusay. “With the approval of the Lower House, there is more reason for us to pursue our standing proposal to President Duterte to give P500 monthly cash subsidy for minimum-waged workers cope with the impending rise of prices of goods and services to be created by the tax measure.” (Mina Navarro)
