Written by Gloria
Villas
Aetas in Boracay
are now asking if members of indigenous groups are exempted from paying the
taxes, an inquiry which the Bureau of Internal Revenue has clarified.
According to BIR
Aklan Revenue District Officer Eralen De Aro, as long as there is an income,
Aetas are not exempted rather they are obliged to pay the required taxes to the
BIR.
De Aro however
said that there is still no provision if indigenous people are not included in
paying the taxes.
Meanwhile, the
Revenue Officer was grateful that the issue on the Aetas’ right to pay taxes
has been opened.
She added that
the bureau will be reviewing the ordinances that cover employees and other tax
payers.
Translated by:
Shelah Casiano
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