TAX administration won’t cut it. So said the government’s chief economist who mused that taxes on idle assets and pollution should be explored to raise additional revenues, which are needed for productivity-enhancing measures. In a briefing last Wednesday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the latter are just among…
THERE can be no doubt about the capability of efficient tax collection in raising revenues, but in the Philippines, local economists said this could mean growth-hurting austerity measures and mounting debts while the government tries to make tax collection more efficient. Former National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Secretary Dante…
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IMAGINE this: going on a road trip without maps or the aid of GPS. That has been the dilemma of previous administrations without an economic blueprint to use as a guide in navigating choppy economic waters. If there's one thing that stands out among all the economic measures implemented by…
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