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Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II believes the Local Government Code should be amended to simplify the processes required to set up a business.

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The Philippines has raised its complaints on the annual Doing Business report ranking to the highest official of the World Bank Group.

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The Philippines slipped six notches in the World Bank’s latest report gauging economies in terms of ease of doing business despite reforms made by the government in expediting ways of starting businesses.

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The Philippines slammed the World Bank on Tuesday after its ranking in an annual gauge of business environment slumped to one of the lowest in Southeast Asia, calling the measure an “inappropriate” reflection of the country’s business climate.

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Read his lips: there will be no income tax cut under President Aquino.

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The government is urged to make the tax system more simpler and efficient to raise the Philippines' competitiveness.

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Administration officials and their supporters are challenging the revised methodology in the latest Doing Business study conducted by the World Bank Group, in which the Philippines fell six notches to 103rd place from the previous year.

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Read his lips: there will be no income tax cut under President Aquino.

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The government is urged to make the tax system more simpler and efficient to raise the Philippines' competitiveness.

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