Section 46Sec./Art. 46

A new section designated as Section 150-A under Chapter VI, Title VI of the NIRC, as amended, is hereby inserted to read as follows:

"Sec. 150-A. Non-essential Services.

There shall be levied, assessed, and collect a tax equivalent to five percent (5%) based on the gross receipts derived from the performance of services, net of excise tax and value-added tax, on invasive cosmetic procedures, surgeries, and body enhancements directed solely towards improving, altering, or enhancing the patients appearance and do not meaning fully promote the proper function of the body or prevent or treat illness or disease: Provided, That this tax shall not apply to procedures necessary to ameliorate a deformity arising from, or directly related to, a congenital or developmental defect or abnormality, a personal injury resulting from an accident or trauma, or disfiguring disease, tumor, virus or infection: Provided, further, That cases or treatments covered by the National Health Insurance Program shall not be subject to this tax."