两位来自出版行业的请愿者已请求最高法院宣布对数字图书征收的12%增值税违宪。
国家文学艺术家Virgilio Almario和律师Elridge Marvin Aceron于5月29日提交了这份调卷令、禁止令和强制令的请愿书。他们将代理财政部长Frederick Go和国内税收局局长Charlito Martin Mendoza列为被告。
请愿书指出，《第12023号共和国法案》下的税收违反了宪法对言论自由、新闻自由和受教育权的保障。该请愿书还援引了菲律宾在《佛罗伦萨协议》下关于进口教育材料的义务。
Aceron表示，他在购买了一本售价约630比索的Maria Ressa的电子书后，支付了67.20比索的增值税。请愿者寻求法院发布临时限制令，并要求发布税收备忘录通告，以在立法改革完成前暂停征收该税款。
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