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Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said the “sin tax” or any other revenue measure need to be able to boost the country’s “low tax to GDP ratio” in a sustainable way for the Philippines to get that much desired credit rating upgrade.

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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) sees the Philippines posting a stronger economic growth this year on the back of strong domestic consumption, robust remittances from Filipinos abroad, and the take off of the Aquino government’s major infrastructure program.

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With the recent upgrade in the outlook for the Philippines to positive from stable, the government is hoping that a credit rating upgrade would follow earlier than expected.

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One by one, they walked down the aisle of Courtroom 10 and took a seat on the witness stand for their public day of reckoning.

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New York-based credit rater Standard and Poor’s (S&P) sees the economic growth of the Philippines slowing down to 5.5 percent this year due to the absence of additional stimulus measures after the country posted its fastest expansion in 34 years last year.

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International credit raters Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service stressed the need for the administration of President Aquino to steer the Philippines back on the fiscal consolidation path to achieve an upgrade in the country’s credit rating outlook and sovereign credit rating.

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International credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s has retained its stable outlook and BB- rating for the Philippines, citing the country’s strong external liquidity position and its track record of resilient economic growth.

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Standard & Poor’s (S&) has expressed disappointment over Congress’ failure to pass three pending revenue measures as it warned that without these measures, the Philippines remains vulnerable to external shocks.

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MANILA, Philippines - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lowered its 2009 growth forecast for the Philippines from 1.7 percent to 1.3 percent, saying that the official growth forecast of 3.1 percent to 4.1 percent is unlikely to be met.

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MANILA, Philippines - Standard & Poor’s Ratings is reviewing its credit rating for the Philippines starting this week, meeting with top government and private sector officials to discuss the country’s macroeconomic prospects.

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                    [Title] => Phl needs sustainable revenue stream - S&P
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Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said the “sin tax” or any other revenue measure need to be able to boost the country’s “low tax to GDP ratio” in a sustainable way for the Philippines to get that much desired credit rating upgrade.

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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) sees the Philippines posting a stronger economic growth this year on the back of strong domestic consumption, robust remittances from Filipinos abroad, and the take off of the Aquino government’s major infrastructure program.

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With the recent upgrade in the outlook for the Philippines to positive from stable, the government is hoping that a credit rating upgrade would follow earlier than expected.

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One by one, they walked down the aisle of Courtroom 10 and took a seat on the witness stand for their public day of reckoning.

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New York-based credit rater Standard and Poor’s (S&P) sees the economic growth of the Philippines slowing down to 5.5 percent this year due to the absence of additional stimulus measures after the country posted its fastest expansion in 34 years last year.

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International credit raters Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service stressed the need for the administration of President Aquino to steer the Philippines back on the fiscal consolidation path to achieve an upgrade in the country’s credit rating outlook and sovereign credit rating.

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International credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s has retained its stable outlook and BB- rating for the Philippines, citing the country’s strong external liquidity position and its track record of resilient economic growth.

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Standard & Poor’s (S&) has expressed disappointment over Congress’ failure to pass three pending revenue measures as it warned that without these measures, the Philippines remains vulnerable to external shocks.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 475741 [Title] => Standard & Poor's cuts RP growth forecast to 1.3% [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lowered its 2009 growth forecast for the Philippines from 1.7 percent to 1.3 percent, saying that the official growth forecast of 3.1 percent to 4.1 percent is unlikely to be met.

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MANILA, Philippines - Standard & Poor’s Ratings is reviewing its credit rating for the Philippines starting this week, meeting with top government and private sector officials to discuss the country’s macroeconomic prospects.

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