JOINT STATEMENT On the 2019 World Bank Doing Business Survey

The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) unequivocally express their strong objections to the 2019 World Bank Doing Business (DB) report, which shows a…

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Removing rice QR to cut retail price by as much as P7 per kilo

The lifting of the quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports in favor of tariffs will bring several benefits to the economy, among them, slashing the retail price of the food…

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Gov’t seeks end to indiscriminate grant of costly fiscal incentives

The Department of Finance (DOF) said that while the government recognizes the value of tax incentives in business, such multibillion-peso worth of annual perks must not be given indiscriminately at…

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DOF wants public listing of favored firms receiving tax perks

The Department of Finance (DOF) has proposed improvements to the Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act (TIMTA) to enable the government to make public the list of corporations that receive…

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DOF hopeful Congress will consider long-term benefits of tax reform

The Department of Finance (DOF) remains optimistic that lawmakers will consider the long-term benefits of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) by giving their stamp of approval to…

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DOF thanks Congress for approving first tax reform package

The Department of Finance (DOF) thanked Monday both houses of the Congress for the passage of the first package of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) that has…

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PHL going ahead with infra buildup despite economic challenges

BALI, Indonesia—The Duterte administration is going ahead with its ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program despite the global headwinds now facing the Philippine economy, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez…

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