+ Follow ACTING FINANCE SECRETARY JUANITA AMATONG Tag
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[Title] => BSP sees peso hitting 56 to $1
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday the peso could weaken to as low as 56 to the dollar next year, although monetary officials are still hoping that the currency would swing back to P54 to the dollar depending on the outcome of the elections.
Revising its macro-economic targets for 2004, the BSP projected the peso-dollar exchange rate to trade within a wide range of P54 to P56 to $1, due to continuing political uncertainties throughout 2004.
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[Title] => Nov deficit within target — Amatong
[Summary] => The Department of Finance (DOF) said the November deficit was within target despite a higher than programmed expenditures level which was offset by increases in revenue collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs.
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[Title] => DOF to review past tax amnesty programs
[Summary] => The Department of Finance (DOF) is conducting an audit of the past tax amnesty programs implemented by the government to determine if providing amnesty had been successful at any time in the past.
Acting Finance Secretary Juanita Amatong told reporters that the DOF’s official policy is to support revenue-generating measures in Congress, especially at a time when the government is dealing with a significant budget deficit.
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Acting Finance Secretary Juanita Amatong told reporters yesterday that the US government had agreed to waive interest payments on certain US loans to the Philippines and the proceeds would instead be spent on the conservation program.
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[Title] => Marcos funds to trim budget deficit
[Summary] => The release of the $658 million in Marcos funds to the coffers of the National Government will help plug the programmed budget deficit of P197 billion this year, Budget and Management Secretary Emilia Boncodin said yesterday.
"Because of the Marcos money, there is a possibility that the programmed budget deficit will improve or be reduced," she said.
With the release, Boncodin said the fund would help finance next year’s budget needs for the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
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Revising its macro-economic targets for 2004, the BSP projected the peso-dollar exchange rate to trade within a wide range of P54 to P56 to $1, due to continuing political uncertainties throughout 2004.
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Acting Finance Secretary Juanita Amatong told reporters that the DOF’s official policy is to support revenue-generating measures in Congress, especially at a time when the government is dealing with a significant budget deficit.
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Acting Finance Secretary Juanita Amatong told reporters yesterday that the US government had agreed to waive interest payments on certain US loans to the Philippines and the proceeds would instead be spent on the conservation program.
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"Because of the Marcos money, there is a possibility that the programmed budget deficit will improve or be reduced," she said.
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