HB 5023

House·20th Congress·Filed Sep 30, 2025

An Act Instituting an Idle Land Tax Reform to Discourage Land Hoarding, Promote Agricultural Productivity, and Advance Rural Development, Amending for the Purpose Pertinent Provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The proposal would raise taxes on unused land, give part of the money to local governments, the agriculture department and the agrarian reform department, and offer tax breaks to owners who put idle land to productive use.

TaxationAgriculture and FisheriesLocal Government

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Author · Representative

Jan "Atty. Jp" PadiernosReceipts →

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HB 7212· Filed Jan 21, 2026
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HB05023 · Sources: BatasWatch