PSALM runs after IPPAs for P33.6-B unpaid accounts

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will continue its vigorous collection efforts to go after Independent Power Producer Administrators (IPPAs) with delinquent accounts totaling a whopping P33.62…

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‘Sin’ tax collections almost double to P269.1-B in 2019

Excise tax collections from so-called ‘sin’ products now redefined to include sweetened beverages (SBs) have raised a total of P269.1 billion in revenues in 2019, which is almost double the…

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Strong BIR performance to help Gov’t achieve anti-poverty goals

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Tuesday the sustained robust tax collections and vigorous implementation of administrative reforms by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will help the country achieve…

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CITIRA draws on best tax incentive systems in other Asean economies

The Duterte administration is urging the Congress to approve an improved system of tax incentives for enterprises that is performance-based, timebound, targeted and transparent, as drawn from the best corporate…

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Higher spending on infra, social services to fuel PHL growth this year

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said that higher state spending on infrastructure and social services, supported by a low inflation rate and an expansionary monetary policy, will allow the…

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BIR e-payment collections almost double to P1.2-B in 2019

Tax payments collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) through electronic channels amounted to P1.2 billion in 2019, representing a 92 percent increase from the previous year’s P626.35 million.…

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