+ Follow VAT Tag
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[Title] => SC upholds law on VAT refund for foreign tourists
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[Title] => ‘Expanded VAT exemptions to drive demand’
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[Title] => SC urged to declare unconstitutional VAT on digital books
[Summary] => Petitioners from the book industry called on the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the 12 percent value added tax imposed on digital books and other written and printed works published online, claiming it is against assurance of the government to exempt books from tax and make education more accessible.
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[Title] => VAT sa petrolyo, suspendihin muna ng 90 araw
[Summary] => Nanawagan si Senior Citizens Partylist Rep.Rodolfo Ordanes sa pamahalaan na isuspinde muna ang 12% na Value Added Tax sa presyo ng gasoline matapos na masawi ang motor taxi rider habang nakapila sa P5,000 ayuda sa Quezon City.
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[Title] => Marcos keeps VAT on fuel for now, says 'windfall' to fund programs
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[Title] => Pilion ang "dakong yawa"
[Summary] => atud pa ni Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, mokabat sa P170 bilyones matag tuig ang gibanabana nga makaltas sa pundo sa nasud kon tangtangon ang VAT sa mga produkto’ng petrolyo.
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[Title] => VAT removal, oil deregulation repeal ‘not off the table,’ says Marcos
[Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said that measures such as the suspension of the value-added tax (VAT) and the repeal of the oil deregulation law are not off the table—but more pressing matters will come first.
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