The president of the Philippine Public School Teachers Association (PPSTA) has given his full backing … Continue reading PPSTA head backs TRAIN
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the proposed comprehensive tax reform program of the Duterte … Continue reading Tax reform needed to fully implement ‘Build, Build, Build’ program
The Department of Finance (DOF) has found a new champion in the person of Miss … Continue reading Miss Earth Philippines backs fuel tax hike
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Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has sought the support of local manufacturers behind the Duterte … Continue reading DOF seeks FPI’s support behind tax reform
Two of the country’s national organizations of local government executives have separately expressed their full … Continue reading The country’s governors, councilors support TRAIN
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Date Posted: September 17, 2021Dominguez sees bright PHL economic prospects amid Gov’t pandemic recovery support for businesses
Date Posted: September 10, 2021Duterte admin’s reforms to pave way to innovation, robust growth of real estate sector, says Dominguez
Date Posted: September 9, 2021FIRB okays tax breaks, other incentives for 3 investment projects worth P29-B
Date Posted: August 3, 2021Dominguez cites tax reform as among key achievements of Duterte administration
Date Posted: July 28, 2021FIRB okays tax breaks, other incentives for 3 investment projects worth P29-B
Date Posted: August 3, 2021Dominguez cites tax reform as among key achievements of Duterte administration
Date Posted: July 28, 2021DOF, DTI sign CREATE IRR ahead of the 90-day deadline
Date Posted: June 25, 2021PHL gets highest rating among ASEAN countries in global study on cigarette tax policy performance
Date Posted: May 20, 2021Dominguez calls for early meeting of new FIRB under CREATE
Date Posted: April 7, 2021Dominguez thanks President Duterte, Congress for timely enactment of CREATE Law
Date Posted: March 28, 2021Dominguez hopeful on passage of CREATE bill before yearend
Date Posted: November 26, 2020Dominguez tells American investors PHL is back in business
Date Posted: November 13, 2020Gov’t bent on building better, post-COVID economy amid foreseen strong 2021 recovery from pandemic
Date Posted: October 20, 2020CREATE, FIST to address top concerns of Covid-hit businesses–DOF
Date Posted: September 29, 2020DOF thanks Congress for Bayanihan 2 passage, seeks support on remaining economic recovery bills
Date Posted: September 1, 2020DOF welcomes DOLE-commissioned study showing CREATE bill will generate jobs, lower poverty incidence
Date Posted: August 30, 2020Economic managers propose 4 legislative ‘imperatives’ to ensure strong, sustainable, resilient PHL recovery
Date Posted: June 8, 2020Former gov’t execs, experts push Congress OK of CREATE bill
Date Posted: June 4, 2020PCCI head says CREATE to give PHL ‘fighting chance’ in attracting more investments
Date Posted: May 31, 2020Business groups urge Congress to pass CREATE bill next week
Date Posted: May 29, 2020Economic team asks business sector to help convince Congress to pass CREATE bill
Date Posted: May 28, 2020Dominguez: Now is the best time to pass ‘recalibrated’ corporate tax reform
Date Posted: May 26, 2020DOF wants to tailor-fit tax, non-tax incentives to attract right kind of investors under ‘new normal’
Date Posted: May 24, 2020Dominguez urges Senate to include stimulus measures in calibrated corporate tax reform bill
Date Posted: May 21, 2020Dominguez: Building on strong economic fundamentals will let PHL recover next year from COVID-19 crisis
Date Posted: May 19, 2020Gov’t banks on fundamental reforms, recovery measures to revive economy
Date Posted: May 14, 2020Dominguez proposes 5 priority measures to restart economy
Date Posted: May 12, 2020Dominguez thanks Congress for preparing Government for COVID crisis with TRAIN, 2020 budget approval
Date Posted: May 4, 2020‘Sin’ tax collections almost double to P269.1-B in 2019
Date Posted: February 21, 2020DOF welcomes Senate version of CITIRA, thanks tax panel for keeping reform principles
Date Posted: February 19, 2020CITIRA draws on best tax incentive systems in other Asean economies
Date Posted: February 17, 2020Gov’t on track to reduce poverty rate to 14% or lower by 2022—Dominguez
Date Posted: February 16, 2020DOF says FIRB to promote good governance, enhance grant of tax incentives to firms
Date Posted: February 10, 2020E-cigarette manufacturer backs ‘sin’ tax reform
Date Posted: February 3, 2020Dominguez optimistic on passage of remaining CTRP packages this year
Date Posted: January 16, 2020CTRP packages gain headway in Congress, says DOF
Date Posted: January 15, 2020Filipinos start benefiting from Build, Build, Build
Date Posted: December 25, 2019PIFITA deepens PH capital markets
Date Posted: December 25, 2019Real property valuation reform ushers speedy infra developments
Date Posted: December 25, 2019SMEs welcome CITIRA
Date Posted: December 25, 2019Congress approves increased excise taxes on alcohol and e-cigarettes
Date Posted: December 25, 2019Philippines on track to eradicate extreme poverty by 2040
Date Posted: December 25, 20192019 a year of achievements for DOF, says Dominguez
Date Posted: December 23, 2019TRAIN revenues exceed January-September estimates — DOF
Date Posted: December 22, 2019DOF thanks Congress for ratifying bill on tax hikes for alcohol, e-cigarettes
Date Posted: December 20, 2019Pinoys aim to unlock long-term financial security with PIFITA
Date Posted: December 15, 2019Pinoy youth groups back sin tax
Date Posted: December 15, 2019CITIRA: Leveling the playing field, creating opportunities for SMEs
Date Posted: December 15, 2019How the real property valuation reform can benefit Filipinos
Date Posted: December 15, 2019Closing the health care funding gap via sin taxes
Date Posted: December 15, 2019SMEs expected to boom with passing of CITIRA
Date Posted: December 15, 2019DOF welcomes House OK of Real Property Valuation Reform bill
Date Posted: December 3, 2019Dominguez: No turning back on PHL reform agenda for sustained rapid, inclusive growth
Date Posted: December 2, 2019DOF: No conflict between sin tax revenue and health goals
Date Posted: November 29, 2019DOF thanks Cayetano, Salceda for ‘unified’ position on higher vapes tax
Date Posted: November 24, 2019WHO hails PHL as global “forerunner” in taxing ‘sin’ products to promote health
Date Posted: November 15, 2019DOF supports Sen. Cayetano call for higher alcohol taxes
Date Posted: October 29, 2019Dominguez open to proposed sovereign wealth tax on mining
Date Posted: October 25, 2019Gov’t to continue ‘barrage of reforms’ to boost growth
Date Posted: October 18, 2019DOF, BSP making joint push for lifting of bank secrecy in tax amnesty bill
Date Posted: October 9, 2019CITIRA to let PHL truly prioritize key industries, areas–DOF
Date Posted: October 7, 2019DOF maintains CITIRA to create 1.5 million jobs
Date Posted: September 30, 2019DOF unfazed in pushing for CITIRA despite PEZA fallacies
Date Posted: September 29, 2019DOF thanks Sen. Cayetano for sponsoring bill on higher ‘sin’ taxes for alcohol, e-cigarettes
Date Posted: September 27, 2019Former DOF secretaries, eminent economists join top legislators in seeking urgent passage of remaining tax reform packages
Date Posted: September 19, 2019Surge in FDI pledges proves investors not scared of CITIRA—DOF
Date Posted: September 11, 2019ASEAN members cite TRAIN’s sweetened beverage tax as successful policy—DOF
Date Posted: September 11, 2019Dominguez wants review of fiscal incentives once every two years–like MICC mining audits
Date Posted: September 5, 2019CTRP to ensure revenues for PHL economic modernization
Date Posted: August 29, 2019Econ managers seek closer partnership with Congress on PRRD priority bills
Date Posted: August 22, 2019Firms to get superior incentives, extra deductions under proposed corporate tax reform bill
Date Posted: August 21, 2019DOF debunks PEZA claim on its alleged P10-trillion contribution to economy
Date Posted: August 19, 2019Dominguez cites Salceda panel for swift approval of CITIRA bill
Date Posted: August 18, 2019DOF debunks Petron’s claim of income drop due to TRAIN
Date Posted: August 16, 2019Dominguez lauds 2nd reading approval of bill increasing taxes on alcohol, e-cigs
Date Posted: August 15, 2019PHL granted P1.12 trillion tax incentives to favored firms in 2015-2017
Date Posted: August 6, 2019Dominguez lauds BIR for helping President Duterte attain promise of real change for all Filipinos
Date Posted: August 1, 2019DOF to focus on congressional OK of higher taxes on alcohol, e-cigarettes for UHC program
Date Posted: July 31, 2019New tobacco tax reform law to ensure expanded healthcare for poor families
Date Posted: July 29, 2019Dominguez urges Congress to pass remaining CTRP bills, higher excise taxes on alcohol, e-cigarettes before year-end
Date Posted: July 23, 2019Business community backs tax program, other measures in Congress to attract FDIs
Date Posted: July 21, 2019MICC to conduct 2nd round of audit of mining firms in July
Date Posted: July 9, 2019Steps to develop human capital, attract FDIs top proposals in 2019’s 1st Sulong Pilipinas
Date Posted: July 7, 2019PRRD has kept 2016 promise of real change
Date Posted: July 1, 2019World Bank exec lauds PHL’s ‘proactive, forward-looking’ tax reform program
Date Posted: June 6, 2019LGUs losing P30.5-B revenues to outdated real property valuation
Date Posted: June 3, 2019PIDS papers commit ‘sins of omission’ in ignoring TRAIN impact on infra, households
Date Posted: May 17, 2019Pacman vs Yosi Kadiri in fight for Universal Health Care
Date Posted: May 15, 2019TRAIN, rice tariffication are game-changers, says Dominguez
Date Posted: May 12, 2019Taxpayers reap P111.7-B cash windfall from hefty income tax cuts–DOF
Date Posted: May 9, 2019DOF to urge Congress to pass higher tobacco tax rates to further discourage smoking, raise more healthcare funds
Date Posted: April 29, 2019Over 1,000 entrepreneurs take part in ‘Sulong’ regional forums
Date Posted: April 29, 2019DOF tells Malacañang most MSMEs support corporate tax reform
Date Posted: April 25, 2019Dominguez to US businesses: Now is best time to invest in ‘Asia’s next powerhouse’
Date Posted: April 22, 2019DOF to BIR: Check excise tax payments of beverage makers
Date Posted: April 12, 2019TRAIN boosts Filipino consumers’ spending power, says Dominguez
Date Posted: March 1, 2019PRRD econ team takes decisive steps vs inflation in 2018
Date Posted: February 11, 2019YEARENDER DOF ensures funding for ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects
Date Posted: January 14, 2019Over 100 medicine brands for treatment of diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol now cheaper under TRAIN Law
Date Posted: January 13, 2019Corporate tax reform to create 1.4 M jobs over the next 10 years
Date Posted: December 28, 2018FEF backs property valuation reforms
Date Posted: December 28, 20184 regional ‘Sulong’ forums generate ‘Top 10′ proposals
Date Posted: December 3, 2018Regional ‘Sulong’ forums underscore private sector’s role in sustaining growth
Date Posted: November 30, 2018Last leg of ‘Sulong’ 2018 SME workshops to be held in Clark, Davao
Date Posted: November 25, 2018Visayas and Luzon SMEs back lower corporate income tax, EODB reforms
Date Posted: November 23, 2018Corporate tax reform offers better, more attractive incentives–DOF
Date Posted: November 14, 2018DOLE backs job-generating corporate and fiscal incentives reform bill
Date Posted: November 11, 2018Eligible investors to continue enjoying incentives under TRABAHO bill
Date Posted: November 1, 2018Corporate Income Tax Reform Bill to create 1.4-M jobs
Date Posted: October 17, 2018Book imports, purchases to remain tax-exempt
Date Posted: September 25, 2018TRAIN’s P181-B revenues to help raise P3.2-T in 2019
Date Posted: July 31, 2018SMEs get multibillion-peso tax breaks under TRAIN
Date Posted: July 18, 2018Salceda: TRAIN ‘skillfully crafted’ to tax rich more while protecting poor
Date Posted: July 15, 2018TRAIN putting more money into the hands of consumers to make up for the slight increase in prices—DOF
Date Posted: July 12, 2018Gov’t has measures to ease impact of global oil prices, says DOF
Date Posted: May 28, 2018TRAIN not to blame for inflation
Date Posted: May 25, 2018Dominguez seeks congressional OK of 2nd tax reform package
Date Posted: May 22, 2018Inflation manageable with TRAIN, says DOF chief economist
Date Posted: May 18, 2018Hybrid PPP ensures private sector role in infra buildup
Date Posted: May 17, 2018EU ambassadors back 10-point socioeconomic agenda, express willingness to invest in PHL
Date Posted: May 16, 2018Suspending TRAIN will derail infra, social protection programs—DOF
Date Posted: May 13, 2018Senator says PHL starting to reap fruits of TRAIN, “Build, Build, Build”
Date Posted: May 13, 2018Ex-DOF chief backs corporate tax reform
Date Posted: May 2, 2018Business leaders back corporate tax reform
Date Posted: April 1, 20187.4 million households to receive unconditional cash transfers in 1st quarter
Date Posted: February 23, 2018TRAIN to eventually rescue 21-M Filipinos from poverty
Date Posted: February 21, 2018TRAIN removes oppressive rates for delinquent tax payments
Date Posted: February 14, 2018DOF cites better collection of tobacco excise taxes with TRAIN
Date Posted: February 12, 2018Employees see cash bonanza with higher take-home pay under TRAIN
Date Posted: February 11, 2018Individuals earning above P250K also getting bigger take-home pay under TRAIN
Date Posted: February 7, 2018Reforms needed to end “policy overload” in fiscal incentives system for corporations
Date Posted: January 21, 2018DOF submits CTRP Package 2 to Congress
Date Posted: January 16, 201810-M poor households to benefit from TRAIN
Date Posted: January 12, 2018Fiscal incentives pull down corporate income tax collection rate
Date Posted: January 9, 2018DOF to submit CTRP’s Package 2 to Congress this month
Date Posted: January 8, 2018BIR assures DOF of streamlined documentary requirements for MSMEs
Date Posted: January 1, 2018THE TAX REFORM FOR ACCELERATION AND INCLUSION (TRAIN) ACT.
Date Posted: December 27, 2017Non-taxpayers to benefit from new tax reform law
Date Posted: December 24, 2017TRAIN is Duterte admin’s “best Xmas and New Year’s gift” to Filipino people, says Dominguez
Date Posted: December 20, 2017Personal income tax rates in TRAIN aligned with ASEAN practices—NTRC
Date Posted: December 8, 2017Foreign business leaders back TRAIN
Date Posted: December 6, 2017PNP backs tax reform bill
Date Posted: December 4, 2017Former finance, NEDA chiefs support DOF tax plan
Date Posted: December 3, 2017Dominguez thanks Senate for passing its TRAIN version
Date Posted: November 29, 2017DOF thanks Angara committee for endorsing TRAIN for Senate OK
Date Posted: September 22, 2017P30B additional oil excise tax collections to go to 2018 social benefits programs
Date Posted: September 11, 2017Non-taxpayers to also benefit from TRAIN
Date Posted: September 6, 2017PPSTA head backs TRAIN
Date Posted: August 29, 2017Miss Earth Philippines backs fuel tax hike
Date Posted: August 24, 2017The country’s governors, councilors support TRAIN
Date Posted: August 15, 2017First 250K income of compensation earners exempted from tax under TRAIN
Date Posted: August 7, 2017Pro-poor SSB tax gains wider support
Date Posted: July 10, 2017BPOs to continue high growth under tax reform
Date Posted: July 7, 2017DOF to hold tax reform awareness forum this week
Date Posted: July 2, 2017DOF to hold tax reform awareness forum
Date Posted: June 18, 2017Some 6 million or 83% of Filipinos exempted from personal income tax under TRAIN
Date Posted: June 8, 2017Tax Reform vital to ‘Golden Age” of PHL Infrastructure
Date Posted: June 7, 2017DOF thanks House for final OK of TRAIN bill
Date Posted: June 1, 2017Clean Air Asia backs DOF tax reforms
Date Posted: May 31, 2017Ex-President GMA urges Congress to pass tax reforms as one package
Date Posted: May 31, 2017Fuel marking to plug P27-B annual losses from oil smuggling, says DOF exec
Date Posted: May 28, 2017Removal of VAT exemption for property developers to still benefit low-income renters, house buyers
Date Posted: May 26, 2017VAT exemptions for cooperatives unfair to 100 million taxpayers
Date Posted: May 25, 2017Netizens back tax reform
Date Posted: May 24, 2017SSC says CTRP to spur growth, create jobs
Date Posted: May 23, 2017Income tax cuts sans new revenue measures anti-poor, fiscally unsustainable–DOF
Date Posted: May 9, 2017DOF underscores consensus-building in crafting tax reform package
Date Posted: April 28, 2017Taxpayers earning P21,000 monthly and below to pay zero tax under revised CTRP Package One
Date Posted: April 23, 2017Tax reform ‘key link” to PHL breakout from low-growth cycle
Date Posted: April 18, 2017CTRP to ensure vibrant future for next generations of Filipinos
Date Posted: April 3, 2017CTRP to exempt 4.6-M Filipinos from income taxation
Date Posted: February 22, 2017Hotel owners group chief backs tax reforms
Date Posted: February 21, 2017ADB backs DOF’s ‘progressive’ excise tax reforms
Date Posted: February 20, 2017Senior citizen backs tax reform plan
Date Posted: February 10, 2017No taxes, no infra
Date Posted: January 26, 2017Improvements in BIR, BOC in place as part of tax reform measures
Date Posted: January 18, 2017Fuel tax adjustments to have minimal impact on poor, low-income groups — DOF
Date Posted: January 13, 2017- Comprehensive Tax Reform Program
- Tax Reform Package 1
- Tax Reform Package 1B
- Tax Reform Package 2
- Tax Reform Package 2+: Mining
- Tax Reform Package 2+: Sin taxes
- Tax Reform Package 3
- Tax Reform Package 4
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