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Tear gas, arrests in new anti-Macron demo in Paris

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 08:02 AM

French police fired tear gas under a rain of projectiles and arrested dozens of people on Saturday as thousands of "yellow vest" anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Paris.  Read more »

BSP chief underscores need to pass 2nd tax reform package

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 11:32 PM

The head of the central bank is concerned the government may miss the chance to pass the corporate tax reform package if it doesn't act quickly. Read more »

Dagdag-buwis sa petrolyo, taas-presyo sa LPG nagbabadya sa pagpasok ng 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 07:22 PM

Sa pagpasok ng 2020, ipatutupad ang dagdag-buwis sa petrolyo at magkakaroon ng pagtaas sa presyo ng liquefied petroleum gas. Read more »

Dagdag-singil sa langis, LPG namumuro sa pagpasok ng 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 07:24 PM

(UPDATE) Sa huling araw ng taon, magpapatupad ang mga kompanya ng langis ng pagtaas sa presyo ng kanilang produkto. Read more »

Big oil price hike looms as last tranche of excise tax on fuel kicks in

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 10:50 PM

Another big oil price hike is in the cards early next year as the last tranche of excise tax on fuel takes effect. Read more »

'Sin tax' policy seeks VAT exemption for cancer, mental illness, tuberculosis drugs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 11:23 AM

The so-called "sin tax" law, which will raise duties on electronic cigarettes and alcohol seeks to raise revenues for universal health care. Read more »

Senate ratifies new sin tax measure on e-cigarettes, liquor

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 08:20 PM

The Senate ratified on Wednesday a bill that will tax electronic cigarettes and impose higher duties on alcohol to raise P22.2 billion on its first year of implementation. Read more »

Senate targets sin tax, salary increase, anti-terror bills before Christmas break: Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 12:24 PM

The Senate will likely pass a tougher anti-terrorism act, higher taxes on alcohol and smoking products, and the Salary Standardization Law before it goes on break Friday, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Monday. Read more »

House panel approves P20 tax on single use plastic bags

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:13 PM

By taxing single-use plastic bags, the measure aims to promote the use of environment-friendly alternatives, the bill's authors said.  Read more »

US fines HSBC's private Swiss arm $192.4-M over tax dodging

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 07:19 AM

HSBC's Swiss private banking arm has agreed to fork over nearly $200 million in unpaid taxes, improper fees and fines after confessing to helping Americans evade federal taxes, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Read more »

US threatens 100pct tariffs on French goods over digital tax

Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 08:09 AM

The United States on Monday threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion in French goods in retaliation for a digital services tax it says is discriminatory. Read more »

Japan mulls withholding tax system on casino winnings by foreigners

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 02 11:59 AM

TOKYO - The government is considering a plan to withhold taxes on winnings by nonresident foreigners at casino resorts to be introduced under Japan's newly-liberalized gambling laws, sources close to the matter said Sunday. Read more »

Duterte gives POGOs 3 days to pay up dues

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 09:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte gave offshore gaming operators 3 days to pay up their tax liabilities as he warned against deceiving Filipinos. Read more »

Japan's retail sales post sharpest fall since 2015 as tax hike hits demand

Daniel Leussink, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 10:25 AM

Japan's retail sales tumbled at their fastest pace in more than 4-1/2 years in October as a sales tax hike prompted consumers to cut spending, raising a red flag over the strength of domestic demand.   Read more »

BIR shuts down 11 branches of 'biggest' POGO service provider in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:38 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue continues its crackdown on tax-delinquent offshore gaming operators. Read more »

Gov't seeks equal tax rate for vape, cigarettes: finance official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 12:27 PM

A law that will raise taxes on cigarettes starting January 2020 needs to be amended to include a P45 excise tax on vape products depending on nicotine content, Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino told DZMM. Read more »

Duterte says 'misunderstood' on suspension of rice importation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 07:17 PM

 President Rodrigo Duterte claimed Friday that he was misunderstood on his earlier order to halt rice importation. Read more »

'Exported jueteng': POGO taxes to raise P45-B for gov't, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 12:20 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker defended Tuesday a bill that seeks to impose 5 percent franchise tax on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations as well as another 25 percent income tax on POGO workers. Read more »

POGOs should be taxed, says Duterte spokesperson

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 11:32 AM

Online casinos or Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) should be taxed, Malacañang said Tuesday after the government’s lawyer said levies could not be imposed on the industry. Read more »

House committee approves bill imposing 5 percent franchise tax on POGOs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 01:06 AM

The taxability of Philippine offshore gaming operations is now in contention after the House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill seeking to impose a 5 percent franchise tax on the booming industry. Read more »