HB 857
House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 1, 2025
An Act Granting Ten Percent (10%) Discount Rate and Exempting from the Value Added Tax the Monthly Electric Consumption of Persons with Disabilities, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7277, as Amended by R.A. No. 10754, Otherwise Known as the "Magna Carta for Disabled Persons"
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The bill proposes that households with a registered person with disability receive at least a 10 % discount on their monthly electricity bill and be exempt from VAT, as long as their consumption does not exceed 100 kWh per month; the benefit applies once per household regardless of how many PWDs live there.
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HB00857 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch