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(File photo) MANILA-A lawmaker on Saturday said there should be a "concerted" government effort to manage the transition of business process outsourcing (BPO) companies from registering with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to a more flexible enhanced deductions system. Albay Representative Joey Salceda said he would work with the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to encourage BPOs to register with the enhanced deductions system under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, either as exporters or as Board of Investments (BOI)-registered domestic enterprises. He noted that enhanced deductions reward training, knowledge transfer, research, and better worker pay. He said the government should also ensure that BPOs are able to conduct alternative forms of working arrangements, such as work-from-home (WFH) while remaining competitive through tax incentives. "Basically, the fear of the FIRB (

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