MANILA, Philippines - A migrant workers' organization on Thursday appealed to the government for an “economic relief" by removing unnecessary taxes imposed on dollar remittances of overseas Filipino workers.
Maita Santiago, secretary general of the militant group Migrante International, told GMA News that many OFWs and their families are not aware how much taxes the government collects from their remittances.
“Many OFWs have no idea that the government is deducting a hefty percentage from every dollar they are sending home," Santiago said.
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Imposing taxes is like compounding the problems. Not only has the government struggled in the recent past to take the Filipinos into confidence it has also faced the wrath of organisations like the Migrante International. It would be unjustified on the government's part to impose taxes on the OFWs. Instead the government should encourage foreign direct investment and other corrective measures.
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