DTI urges online sellers to ready its senior, PWD discounts
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urges online sellers and e-commerce platforms to prepare their systems to accommodate the price discounts for senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD).
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez advised these enterprises to reprogram and include the 20% senior citizen and PWD discounts in a radio interview.
Senior citizens and PWDs are also exempted from value-added tax (VAT) payment of eight per cent for purchases made online, phone calls, and mobile apps.
However, the DTI has yet to announce when it will start requiring online shops to include senior citizens and PWD discounts on their platforms.
Earlier, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said most online purchases do not apply the discounts for senior citizens and PWDs.
