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The Aquino administration should look into other non-tax reform measures to help boost state coffers amid the government’s fragile fiscal position, according to Code: Reforms for Economic Development or Code Red, a non- government organization.

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The British government is helping the country in identifying needed reforms to make the country more competitive as the British Embassy lends its support to the upcoming competitiveness workshop.

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The Congressional Planning and Budget Department, the think-tank of the House of Representatives, urged Congressmen to pass the three revenue measures being pushed by the government.

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The Congressional Planning and Budget Department (CPBD), the think-tank of the House of Representatives said it is maintaining its revised economic growth forecast for the year despite the weaker-than-expected 0.8-percent economic growth for the third quarter.

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The restructuring of excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products through Republic Act 9334 actually reversed collection trend, contrary to claims that the law enhanced the responsiveness of the tax system to the economy, a state-run think-tank said.

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The government is likely to miss its P30-billion revenue target from privatization this year because of poor investor appetite, a state-run think-tank said yesterday.

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The Congressional Planning and Budget Department (CPBD), the think-tank of the House of Representatives has revised upward its economic growth forecast for 2009 on the back of the higher-than-expected growth in the second quarter.

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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., the country’s biggest lender, expects the Philippine economy to make a “slow, steep climb” in 2009, although ending at a marginal 0.25-percent growth rate for the whole year.

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The Congressional Planning and Budget Department (CPBD), the think-tank of the House of Representatives, has cut its economic growth forecast for 2009 on the back of the lower-than-expected growth in the first quarter of the year and despite expectations that the economy grew faster in the second quarter.

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Even the military was no match against the scourge of virus.

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The Aquino administration should look into other non-tax reform measures to help boost state coffers amid the government’s fragile fiscal position, according to Code: Reforms for Economic Development or Code Red, a non- government organization.

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The British government is helping the country in identifying needed reforms to make the country more competitive as the British Embassy lends its support to the upcoming competitiveness workshop.

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The Congressional Planning and Budget Department, the think-tank of the House of Representatives, urged Congressmen to pass the three revenue measures being pushed by the government.

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The Congressional Planning and Budget Department (CPBD), the think-tank of the House of Representatives said it is maintaining its revised economic growth forecast for the year despite the weaker-than-expected 0.8-percent economic growth for the third quarter.

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The restructuring of excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products through Republic Act 9334 actually reversed collection trend, contrary to claims that the law enhanced the responsiveness of the tax system to the economy, a state-run think-tank said.

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The government is likely to miss its P30-billion revenue target from privatization this year because of poor investor appetite, a state-run think-tank said yesterday.

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The Congressional Planning and Budget Department (CPBD), the think-tank of the House of Representatives has revised upward its economic growth forecast for 2009 on the back of the higher-than-expected growth in the second quarter.

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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., the country’s biggest lender, expects the Philippine economy to make a “slow, steep climb” in 2009, although ending at a marginal 0.25-percent growth rate for the whole year.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 487020 [Title] => Congress office cuts 2009 growth forecast [Summary] =>

The Congressional Planning and Budget Department (CPBD), the think-tank of the House of Representatives, has cut its economic growth forecast for 2009 on the back of the lower-than-expected growth in the first quarter of the year and despite expectations that the economy grew faster in the second quarter.

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Even the military was no match against the scourge of virus.

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