P21.3-B DOF Budget endorsed for House approval

The House committee on appropriations has endorsed for congressional approval the P21.3-billion budget of the Department of Finance (DOF) and its attached agencies for 2017, which, according to the panel,…

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DOF submits first package of tax reforms to Congress

The Department of Finance (DOF) has submitted to the Congress the first package of tax reforms designed to lower personal income taxes rates while raising revenues to help fund the…

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GG Debt at P4.9-T in end-June

General government (GG) debt relative to the country’s whole economy further declined to 35.4 percent even as the nominal level of debt increased to almost P4.9 trillion in the year’s…

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Spain backs PHL infra, tax reform programs

The government of Spain has expressed its full support to the Duterte administration’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda, particularly on the implementation of tax reforms and accelerating infrastructure spending as effective tools…

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World Bank backs DOF’s tax reform program

The World Bank has expressed its full support for the tax reform that the Department of Finance (DOF) is proposing in line with President Duterte’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda that is…

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Dominguez cites tax disparity between rich, low-income depositors

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the current rates of interest income taxes favor the rich and discriminate against low-income depositors who have to cope with high tax rates. The…

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DOF expects modest uptick in commodity prices

The slight increase in core inflation last month indicates that consumers may see some modest uptick in commodity prices in the immediate near-term, the Department of Finance (DOF) said​ today​.…

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Top DOF execs take oath before Dominguez

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III swore into office nine top officials of the Department of Finance (DOF) in simple rites held today at the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank)…

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