TRAIN needed for PHL to join elite club of high-income economies

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Thursday night the Philippines has reached the "make-or-break point" in its economic emergence, with the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) being pushed by the…

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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 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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JAZA lauds Duterte admin for ‘boldness’ in infra, tax reform

The head of one of the Philippines’ leading business empires has lauded the Duterte administration for taking the unusually “bold step” of pushing tax reform and embarking on an ambitious…

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Non-taxpayers to also benefit from TRAIN

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said even non-wage earners who will not get tax breaks under the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) will still benefit greatly…

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PPSTA head backs TRAIN

The president of the Philippine Public School Teachers Association (PPSTA) has given his full backing to the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN), which he views as…

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Tax reform needed to fully implement ‘Build, Build, Build’ program

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the proposed comprehensive tax reform program of the Duterte administration will serve as the fiscal buffer that would enable the government to pursue its…

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Miss Earth Philippines backs fuel tax hike

The Department of Finance (DOF) has found a new champion in the person of Miss Earth Philippines Karen Ibasco for its proposal under the tax reform bill to gradually increase…

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