A top World Bank official has lauded the Duterte administration for implementing a “proactive and forward-looking” comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP)
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has thanked the Senate and the House of Representatives for … Continue reading DOF thanks Congress for approving ‘sin’ tax reform bill
Provinces and cities are losing an estimated P30.5 billion in total foregone revenues as a … Continue reading LGUs losing P30.5-B revenues to outdated real property valuation
The Universal Health Care (UHC) Act will be downgraded from being a first-class law to … Continue reading Non-passage of new sin taxes to make UHC ‘a third-class’ law
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Over 1,000 entrepreneurs take part in ‘Sulong’ regional forums
Date Posted: April 29, 2019More than 1,000 entrepreneurs, mostly representing small and medium enterprises (SMEs), were consulted by the … Continue reading Over 1,000 entrepreneurs take part in ‘Sulong’ regional forums