Budget surplus reached P45.7b in January
A double-digit growth in revenue collection, combined with a nearly flat spending, enabled the government to post a budget surplus ...
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Diokno: Financial system remains sound and healthy
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said over the weekend the government’s sound fiscal policies will ensure a healthy financial system. “Rest ...
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DOF’s tax center abolished after huge credit scams
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Department of Finance’s One-Stop-Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Duty Drawback ...
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Diokno backs new Customs chief Rubio
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has thrown his full support behind Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, the newly-appointed chief ...
Read moreDOF welcomes bill ending ‘throw-away culture’
The Department of Finance expressed support to proper plastic waste management involving the use of recyclable packaging to put an ...
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PH to hold economic briefing in Frankfurt
The government will kick-start on Monday its economic briefing series in Frankfurt, Germany to showcase to the global business community ...
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Diokno sees faster growth in 2022 than GDP target of 6.5% to 7.5%
The government expects a strong full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2022, most likely much faster than its growth ...
Read moreDOF supports lower personal tax rates in 2023
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday the lower personal income tax starting January 2023 will enable taxpayers to give their ...
Read moreDOF set to reorganize operations, push key tax measures next year
The Department of Finance will begin rightsizing its bureaucracy next year “to streamline its organization and processes to maximize efficiency ...
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Gov’t vows to invest in digital technologies
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the Marcos administration is committed to investing in the digital economy because technology plays a ...
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