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  • Gov’t to consider new taxes if revenue collection falls short — Recto

    THE GOVERNMENT will only consider introducing new taxes if revenue collection falls short of target, the Department of Finance (DoF) said. “It’s easy to pass a tax law. It’s easy to do a tabletop revenue estimate. What’s always harder is implementing the law and collecting the tax,” Finance Secretary Ralph…

  • New taxes key to generate higher revenues — report

    THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (NG) may need to impose new taxes or raise tax rates in order to meet its revenue goals, GlobalSource Partners said. In a report, GlobalSource country analyst Diwa C. Guinigundo said that the government is “bent on depending on intensified tax collection to fund the deficit.” “This…

  • PHL gov’t should consider raising taxes, analysts say

    THE GOVERNMENT should consider raising taxes in order to ramp up revenues and meet its fiscal consolidation targets, analysts said.

  • PHL has room to raise taxes — IMF

    THE PHILIPPINES’ fiscal consolidation plan may be too “ambitious,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, noting that the government still has room to raise taxes to generate much-needed revenues.