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[Title] => Philippines gears up for ‘possible’ global top-up tax system
[Summary] => The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has begun laying the groundwork for the proposed global top-up tax, a tax mechanism backed by the Department of Finance that ensures that large multinational enterprises pay a minimum level of tax on income earned in the Philippines.
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[Title] => PhilHealth fund transfer and the Ombudsman decision
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[Title] => New GSIS chair, BIR exec take office
[Summary] => Finance Secretary Frederick Go has sworn in Ricardo Blancaflor as acting chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Government Service Insurance System, according to the Department of Finance.
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[Title] => Philippines eyes 10 double taxation agreements
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[Title] => Oil players favor VAT removal
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[Title] => Customs files 6 complaints for agricultural smuggling
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[Summary] => The new micro loan program of state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) aims to steer members away from loan sharks, other high-cost and predatory lending schemes, according to the Department of Finance.
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[Title] => New DOF chief assures public of policy continuity
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[Title] => Oil players favor VAT removal
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