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"There is nothing in the bill creating NARA that guarantees that tax collection will rise," he said.


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NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY

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Overhaul of bureaucracy proposed

By Des Ferriols | June 14, 2004 - 12:00am

The government has decided to expand the coverage of the controversial internal revenue bill and restructure all other government agencies. After a series of top-level discussions, economic planners said the economic...

Business

Overhaul of bureaucracy proposed

By Des Ferriols | June 14, 2004 - 12:00am

The government has decided to expand the coverage of the controversial internal revenue bill and restructure all other government agencies. After a series of top-level discussions, economic planners said the economic...

Business

Proposed legislative measure to reduce corruption at BIR

By Des Ferriols | March 23, 2004 - 12:00am

The Revenue Integrity Protection Services (RIPS) may soon get legislative mandate as the government faces international pressure to address its revenue problems by reducing graft and corruption. Talks are under...

Business

Recto opposes BIR abolition

By Jess Diaz | March 25, 2003 - 12:00am

Sen. Ralph Recto opposed yesterday the abolition of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and its replacement by the proposed National Revenue Authority, saying NARA wouldn’t mean higher tax collections. "There...

Headlines