There is virtually no livelihood and employment aspect that Covid-19 has not disrupted, and our poor countrymen were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Know more:
There is virtually no livelihood and employment aspect that Covid-19 has not disrupted, and our poor countrymen were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Millions of minimum wage earners and contract workers that lost their jobs became poorer because of the long lockdowns. Thanks to the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to lift restrictions earlier than expected, the people got their livelihood back.
A BusinessMirror front-page news story on June 30 featured the appeal of the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines, which asked the government to reconsider the proposals to impose new taxes on “junk food” and increase the existing tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.
On the other hand, more than 1 million sari-sari stores will also be affected. Higher prices will mean fewer products sold because the poor customers that buy softdrinks, candies and “chichirya” only have limited purchasing power.“Dito sa Bayan ni Juan”
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