Economic team heading to China Wednesday for PHL economic briefing

A Cabinet-level delegation led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and other members of the economic team will visit China on September 27-29 to pitch the Philippines' planned renminbi-dominated Panda…

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DOF commits to further improve collections of revenue agencies

The Department of Finance (DOF) has committed to further improve the collections of the state’s main revenue agencies, which reported “promising growth figures” in tax revenues of 8.8 percent in…

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DOF hopeful on TRAIN implementation by January 1 next year

Exactly one year this week after the Department of Finance (DOF) formally submitted to the Congress the first package of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) that aims…

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TRAIN to benefit 99 percent of Filipino families

The Department of Finance (DOF) has maintained that the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) will benefit 99 percent of Filipino households because of its proposed income…

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DOF commits to further improve collections of revenue agencies

The Department of Finance (DOF) has committed to further improve the collections of the state’s main revenue agencies, which reported “promising growth figures” in tax revenues of 8.8 percent in…

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DOF thanks Angara committee for endorsing TRAIN for Senate OK

The Department of Finance (DOF) has welcomed the endorsement by the Senate ways and means committee for plenary approval of Senate Bill No. 1592, its version of the Tax Reform…

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High-level PHL delegation to fly to Tokyo for 3rd infra cooperation meeting

The government’s economic team will be in Japan on Monday (Sept. 25) to discuss with Japanese officials ways of speeding up the implementation of the Duterte administration’s flagship infrastructure projects…

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ICC to recommend fast-track approval of projects for ODA financing

The Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CC) is set to recommend to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board the further streamlining of the approval process for big-ticket projects to…

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Government adopts single platform for trading requirements

A high-level committee chaired by the secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) has agreed to adopt a government-built online platform for traders as the vehicle for the country’s National…

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