March 3, 2021 | 12:33 am
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PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS
THE government is pushing for the passage of 25 priority measures before the end of the year, including new taxes on digital platforms and offshore gaming operators, further liberalization of the retail trade sector and the last two remaining tax reform packages.
The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Executive Committee approved the common legislative agenda for the 18
th Congress during a meeting on Feb. 18, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
“These bills are crucial in ensuring the country’s economic recovery and in regaining our development trajectory that was held back by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue working with Congress to move the legislative agenda forward and enact these priority legislations within 2021,” Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and LEDAC Secretariat Head Karl Kendrick T. Chua said in a statement.