Diokno: Fuel VAT, excise tax suspension to hurt economy
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday described proposals to suspend the value-added tax and the excise tax on petroleum products ...
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Talks to reduce rice tariff underway—Diokno
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Monday the Executive Department is now discussing his proposal to reduce the import tariffs on ...
Read moreDBM prepares a P 3.7-trillion national budget for next year
The Duterte administration is preparing a national budget worth P 3.7 trillion for 2018. The figure was discussed by Department ...
Read moreDiokno mulls seeking COA’s audit of BI’s OT pay system
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno plans to ask the Commission on Audit (COA) to study the ...
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