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DOF: Rice Tariffication Law tuloy pa rin

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Posted at Nov 14 12:23 AM

Ayon sa isang ulat, posibleng maungusan na ng Pilipinas ang China sa dami ng aangkating bigas. Read more »

Gov’t panel mulls new labeling scheme for unhealthy food

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 09:39 PM

TAGAYTAY CITY - The government is considering placing special labels on unhealthy food to alert consumers that they are purchasing products with “very low nutritional value,” a finance official said Friday. Read more »

Finance dep't says no proposal yet for tax hike on salty food

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Posted at Nov 08 05:54 PM

"...pinag-aaralan pa po (it's still being studied)," said Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino. Read more »

PH, China ink 6 bilateral deals for projects under 'Build, Build, Build', other ventures

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Updated as of Oct 25 08:22 AM

The Philippines signed 6 bilateral accords with China for projects under President Rodrigo Duterte's infrastructure program "Build, Build, Build" and other ventures in trade, customs and communications, said the finance department Thursday. Read more »

Bong Go's CPA topnotcher son shuns working for finance chief Dominguez, gov't

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 08:11 PM

Senator Bong Go on Wednesday said his son, who earned the third-highest score in the recent Certified Public Accountant licensure examinations, declined an offer to work under Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. Read more »

DOF thanks PEZA for supporting CITIRA bill

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Posted at Oct 15 11:09 PM

Former opponents became allies. Read more »

PH seeks other bilateral partners after shunning aid from anti-drug war nations

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Updated as of Sep 29 05:18 PM

The Philippines is looking for other bilateral partners after it halted negotiations for loan agreements with 18 governments that supported a UN investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Read more »

POGO, ipinasara dahil sa di pagbayad ng buwis

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Posted at Sep 26 12:41 AM

Hindi na nga rehistrado, hindi pa nagbabayad ng tamang buwis ang service provider ng isang Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator o POGO sa Quezon City. Read more »

Finance dept seeks 'accelerated process' for tax reform: official

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Posted at Jul 29 10:04 AM

The Finance Department would work “round the clock” to get the Congress approval for the remaining packages of the administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), an official said Monday.  Read more »

Universal Health Care funding continues despite gaming suspension: finance official

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Updated as of Jul 29 10:50 AM

Lotto, Peryahan ng Bayan, small town lottery (STL) and Keno are among the gaming schemes ordered shut by President Rodrigo Duterte due to the alleged “massive corruption” at the PCSO.  Read more »

Higher taxes sought on e-cigarettes, beer and liquor

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Updated as of Jul 24 05:35 PM

The government aims to further raise taxes on e-cigarettes, vaping products, as well as beer and hard liquor to fund the projected shortfall in the funding for the Universal Healthcare Law.    Read more »

TRABAHO Bill could lead to job losses, exporters fear

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Posted at Jul 18 10:26 PM

Exporters believe that, while they support bringing down the corporate income tax rate, removing fiscal incentives could drive investors away.  Read more »

Fitch keeps Philippines' 'BBB' credit rating with 'stable' outlook

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Updated as of May 31 04:40 PM

Fitch also factored the stable banking sector, adequate foreign exchange reserves and manageable debt situation in its decision to affirm the BBB rating for the country, the statement said.    Read more »

Zubiri hopes House will adopt DOF-backed tobacco sin tax hike

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Posted at May 29 12:06 AM

MANILA – Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said he hopes that the Department of Finance will convince the House of Representatives to adopt the higher version of the proposed tobacco tax hike.  Read more »

Sin tax reform part of gov't's 'fiscal responsibility' for stable investment funding: DOF

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Posted at May 28 09:44 PM

The sin tax reform, which seeks to raise excise taxes for alcoholic beverages and tobacco, will help cover the funding gap for the Universal Healthcare law that will be fully implemented by 2020, Finance assistant secretary Tony Lambino told DZMM radio. Read more »

Finance dept targets P3.7 trillion spending in 2019

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Updated as of May 24 11:19 PM

Philippine economic managers gunning for higher government spending this year even amid the delay in the passage of the 2019 national budget. Read more »

South Korea vows to help ship back waste materials illegally sent to PH: DOF

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Posted at May 22 02:03 PM

The remaining 5,176 metric tons of waste is part of the total 6,500 MT of trash Cebu-based Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corp. had illegally imported in July and October last year, the DOF said in a statement, citing a Bureau of Customs report.    Read more »

12,000 foreign workers unlicensed, inspections show: finance official

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Updated as of May 22 12:17 PM

Some 12,000 foreign nationals were found to be working in 33 offshore gaming firms in the country illegally, preliminary results of an industry-wide inspection showed, a finance official said Wednesday.   Read more »

Kongreso hinikayat na ipasa ang dagdag-buwis sa sigarilyo, alak

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Posted at May 18 01:21 AM

Nanawagan ang Department of Finance at Department of Health sa Kongreso na ipasa na agad ang mga panukalang batas para sa dagdag-buwis sa sigarilyo at alak.  Read more »

Gov't eyes second runway for Clark Airport: Dominguez

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Updated as of Mar 27 10:46 PM

The government is looking to build a second runway for the Clark International Airport as the facility's new terminal nears completion, the Department of Finance said Wednesday. Read more »