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                    [Title] => DBCC: Suspending excise taxes on gasoline, diesel, won't provide 'meaningful relief'
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In a statement released on Tuesday, April 14, the inter-agency body said any reduction in the retail pump prices of gasoline and diesel resulting from a tax suspension would likely be marginal and quickly offset by the volatile dynamics of the global oil market. 

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                    [Title] => DBCC set to submit recommendations on fuel tax
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Economic managers are expected to meet today and submit to President Marcos their proposals for addressing soaring oil prices, as the administration continues to deal with the impact on the country of the war in the Middle East.

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                    [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero
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                    [Title] => Keep VAT, cut business costs and cut MUP pension
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Three recent reports in The Philippine Star caught my attention: “Fiscal reforms to steer ‘A’ credit rating – DBCC” (Oct. 20), “Ralph Recto stays as DOF chief, says Palace” (Oct. 21) and “MUP pension budget hiked by over a third” (Oct. 21).

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                    [AuthorName] => Bienvenido Oplas Jr.
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                    [Title] => DOF: Deficit ‘manageable,’ revenue expected to hit P7.1T by 2030
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Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said on Monday, August 18, that the country’s fiscal deficit remains at “manageable” levels, with the first half of the year recording P765.5 billion.

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                    [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
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                    [Title] => House 2026 budget briefings open with 20-minute standoff over 2025 small committee report
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The House launched its committee hearings on the proposed 2026 budget on Monday, August 18, but proceedings were met with demands from an independent lawmaker to revisit the 2025 budget report of the 19th Congress’ small committee.

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                    [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
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                    [Title] => Government to propose record P6.793 trillion budget for 2026
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The Marcos administration is proposing another record budget of P6.793 trillion for 2026 as the government moves to finance its priority programs and achieve its macroeconomic targets.

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                    [Title] => 2026 national budget abot sa P6.7 trilyon
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Inaprubahan ng Development Budget Coordination Committee ang panukalang P6.793 trilyon na pambansang budget para sa 2026.

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                    [AuthorID] => 1804810
                    [AuthorName] => Gemma Garcia
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                    [Title] => P6.793 trillion budget proposed for 2026
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The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has proposed a P6.793 trillion budget for 2026.

                    [DatePublished] => 2025-06-26 19:03:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1808287
                    [AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz
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                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
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                    [Title] => Philippines cuts growth target amid Middle East tensions, US tariff risks
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 The Philippine government has lowered its economic growth target due to erratic fuel prices driven by tensions in the Middle East, as well as new US tariffs.

                    [DatePublished] => 2025-06-26 18:01:00
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                    [Title] => ‘Too early to tinker with growth targets’
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It is quite early to tinker with economic growth targets for the year even with the potential impact of the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States, the head of the Cabinet-level Development Budget Coordination Committee said yesterday.

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                    [Title] => DOF: Deficit ‘manageable,’ revenue expected to hit P7.1T by 2030
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                    [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
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                    [Title] => Government to propose record P6.793 trillion budget for 2026
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                    [Title] => 2026 national budget abot sa P6.7 trilyon
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                    [Title] => P6.793 trillion budget proposed for 2026
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The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has proposed a P6.793 trillion budget for 2026.

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                    [Title] => Philippines cuts growth target amid Middle East tensions, US tariff risks
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 The Philippine government has lowered its economic growth target due to erratic fuel prices driven by tensions in the Middle East, as well as new US tariffs.

                    [DatePublished] => 2025-06-26 18:01:00
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It is quite early to tinker with economic growth targets for the year even with the potential impact of the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States, the head of the Cabinet-level Development Budget Coordination Committee said yesterday.

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