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[Title] => ERC to remove VAT on system losses
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[Title] => BIR: 14 more drugs exempt from VAT
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[Title] => 2 more drugs for cancer now VAT-exempt
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[Title] => SC upholds law on VAT refund for foreign tourists
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[Title] => SC urged to declare unconstitutional VAT on digital books
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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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