TRABAHO bill
[VIDEO] European chamber bats for ‘bolder’ corporate...
6 June, 2019 at 14:58
The Philippines should take a “bolder” move to reduce corporate income taxes so that it can attract more foreign investors, a business group said Tuesday.
PEZA-approved investments down 25% in January-April
3 June, 2019 at 14:33
Investments for projects registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) continued to decline by 25 percent in the January to April period from a year ago on lingering concerns of both existing locators and prospective investors on…
Trabaho bill threatens PH electronics industry’s existence
31 May, 2019 at 09:43
Electronics manufacturers, the country’s largest exporters, fear that the industry “might dwindle and eventually disappear” in the long term if the Trabaho bill gets passed in its current form.
[VIDEO] Australian, NZ businessmen on ‘wait-and-see’ over...
21 May, 2019 at 10:59
Investors from Australia and New Zealand are keen on locating in the Philippines but are wary over corporate tax reforms that are pending in Congress, a business group head said Monday.
Australia businesses seek clarity on tax perks...
30 April, 2019 at 08:34
Australian businesses seek clarity in the planned changes in the tax and incentives regime under the proposed second package of the government’s tax reform…
PEZA wants separate incentives regime for exporters...
15 April, 2019 at 12:30
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it will submit to the next Congress its proposed amendments to the current incentive regime, distinguishing more clearly between firms serving a mainly domestic market and exporters.
Inflation, tax perk jitters weigh on FDIs
12 March, 2019 at 13:18
Foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows fell short of expectation last year after five straight months of decline from 2017 amid rising prices and jitters due to planned changes to tax perks.
Some European firms put on hold projects...
1 February, 2019 at 11:01
A European firm has put its P25-billion manufacturing project on hold due to uncertainties over the current tax incentives in the Philippines…
Investment plans on hold due to tax...
30 January, 2019 at 11:57
A European firm has put on hold a planned investment worth up to P25 billion amid concerns on proposed changes in the incentives regime under the government’s second package of tax reform.
DOF chief urges swift passage of TRABAHO...
18 January, 2019 at 13:00
The Department of Finance (DOF) has once again called on Congress to swiftly pass the second package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), urging lawmakers to consider the interest…
Govt urged to revisit ‘Trabaho’ bill impact...
16 January, 2019 at 13:00
The government should go slow in implementing the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities (Trabaho) bill, given the possible impact it may have on investments and jobs…
Peza investment approvals dip 41% as firms...
16 January, 2019 at 08:00
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) registered a 41-percent decline in investment approvals for the whole of last year, as firms held on to their capital in anticipation of the rationalization of tax incentives.
[VIDEO] Cutting incentives not a deal-breaker for...
10 January, 2019 at 14:47
Fiscal incentives are good but many foreign investors can also live without them as long as infrastructure improves at a faster pace…
DTI chief: Chances dim of seeing Congress...
10 January, 2019 at 08:00
It will be difficult to slip the second tax-reform package past the Senate before the 17th Congress ends in June, the country’s trade chief has conceded.
