Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua has challenged the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) … Continue reading DOF maintains CITIRA to create 1.5 million jobs
“There is no way we will stop fighting for fiscal incentive reform,” Department of Finance … Continue reading DOF unfazed in pushing for CITIRA despite PEZA fallacies
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has thanked Senator Pia Cayetano and the members of the … Continue reading DOF thanks Sen. Cayetano for sponsoring bill on higher ‘sin’ taxes for alcohol, e-cigarettes
Former secretaries of the Department of Finance (DOF) and eminent economists have expressed strong support … Continue reading Former DOF secretaries, eminent economists join top legislators in seeking urgent passage of remaining tax reform packages
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)’s recent report on the doubling of foreign direct investment (FDI) … Continue reading Surge in FDI pledges proves investors not scared of CITIRA—DOF
Fellow member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have recognized the Philippines’ excise … Continue reading ASEAN members cite TRAIN’s sweetened beverage tax as successful policy—DOF
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