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Republic Act No. 7042, otherwise known as the Foreign Investments Act, was enacted in 1991 pursuant to a public policy “to attract, promote and welcome productive investments from foreign individuals, partnerships, corporations, and governments, including their political subdivisions, in activities which significantly contribute to national industrialization and socio-economic development to the extent that foreign investment is allowed in such activity by the Constitution and relevant laws.”

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The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is – as mentioned in previous columns – involved in advocacies to create a level playing field for local and foreign business.

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Foreign business groups have renewed calls for the approval of two House Bills that are seen to encourage the entry of more foreign investments into the country.

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Foreign business groups support a proposed measure seeking to relax ownership restrictions in laws for lending and financing companies as well as investment houses in the Foreign Investment Negative List (FINL), citing that such would facilitate the entry of more investments here.

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The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) supports the government’s plan to offer a lower corporate income tax rate for 15 years under the proposal to rationalize fiscal incentives as an additional incentives, citing that a wider set of incentives to choose from would allow the country to attract investments.

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The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is – as mentioned in previous columns – involved in advocacies to create a level playing field for local and foreign business.

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Foreign business groups have renewed calls for the approval of two House Bills that are seen to encourage the entry of more foreign investments into the country.

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Foreign business groups support a proposed measure seeking to relax ownership restrictions in laws for lending and financing companies as well as investment houses in the Foreign Investment Negative List (FINL), citing that such would facilitate the entry of more investments here.

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The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) supports the government’s plan to offer a lower corporate income tax rate for 15 years under the proposal to rationalize fiscal incentives as an additional incentives, citing that a wider set of incentives to choose from would allow the country to attract investments.

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