The customs agency of China has committed to help the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in its efforts to stop Chinese exports of unauthorized cigarette-making machines from entering the country, as part of the Duterte administration’s stepped-up campaign against the illicit tobacco trade.
Read MoreInitiatives to sharpen the competitiveness of the country’s future workforce, improve the delivery of social services and attract more foreign direct investments (FDIs) top the list of “actionable” recommendations from the private sector during the first ‘Sulong Pilipinas’ workshop held this year.
Read MoreThe government has so far collected P5.9 billion in tariffs from some 1.43 million metric tons (MT) of rice stocks imported by private traders, following the enactment of a law in March that liberalized the importation of the grain, preliminary data from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) showed.
Read MoreThe Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is now working with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in developing an interagency database of foreign nationals working in the country to effectively monitor them and ensure that they pay the correct amount of taxes to the government.
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