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VAT relief pushed amid rising fuel prices

An estimated P14 billion windfall from value-added tax (VAT) collections on petroleum products can be redirected toward direct financial aid for Filipinos affected by...

Windfall

"When will this government begin to share in the people’s hardships?" WINDFALL gains are defined by Investopedia as “unexpected…financial windfalls (money, assets or profits) resulting...

Oil firms back VAT cut on fuel imports to ease pump prices

Local oil companies have expressed support for a temporary suspension of the value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products at the point of importation, saying...

Anti-Tax Rally

Members of the militant women’s group Gabriela stage a protest rally outside the Department of Finance headquarters in Manila, demanding the removal of what...

Gabriela bills want travel tax, VAT on digital services abolished

House Assistant Minority Leader Sarah Elago of Gabriela Women’s Party has filed bills seeking to abolish the travel tax and repeal the 12 percent...

Law offers power, labor cost relief to garment firms

The Philippine garments industry will receive cost relief under the CREATE MORE Law as the government rolls out incentives to cut power and labor...

Escudero explains VAT exemption proposal for electricity sales

Senator Francis Escudero on Thursday clarified that his proposal to exempt electricity sales from the 12% value-added tax (VAT) is a targeted intervention distinct from...

Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax

BEIJING—China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the...

Sen. Tulfo files bill to lower 12% VAT

Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday announced he is pushing to lower the country’s value-added tax from 12% to 10% to give consumers immediate relief...

DOF denies VAT hike rumors, accuses solon of spreading ‘fake news’

The Department of Finance (DOF) has publicly asked Cavite Fourth District Rep. Francisco Barzaga to cease disseminating "fake news" regarding a supposed plan to...

VAT reduction to hurt gov’t finances—Recto

Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto warned on Thursday that proposals to lower the value-added tax (VAT) rate could severely damage government finances,...

Bill cutting VAT to 10% aims to boost families’ savings

A first-term legislator is pushing for the passage of a measure reducing the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services to 10 percent from...

BIR, LandBank team up for digital service tax portal

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) tapped Land Bank of the Philippines to create the Value-Added Tax on Digital Services (VDS) Portal. The platform will...

Lacson files bill seeking 1% of VAT collections for LGU development projects

Sen. Panfilo Lacson filed Senate Bill 405, which seeks to mandate the allocation of one percent of total Value Added Tax (VAT) collections for...
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