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Supreme Court of the Philippines Upholds Constitutionality of TRAIN Act

30 January 2023

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On 27 January 2023, the Supreme Court of the Philippines issued a release announcing its decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN Act). The TRAIN Act introduced several tax reform measures, including personal income tax rate cuts and other tax changes (previous coverage). The Act was challenged on multiple grounds, including that it was passed without a quorum and that certain excise tax measures of the Act were prohibited regressive taxes and were discriminatory against the poor. ---   SC Upholds Constitutionality of TRAIN Act January 27, 2023 The Supreme Court En Banc,...