- Removing VAT exemptions for senior citizens, private education, and healthcare could increase government revenue.
- Analysts warn that this move would be socially harmful and raise expenses for most Filipinos.
- The Bureau of Internal Revenue will defer to Congress on whether to implement the OECD’s recommendation to phase out these exemptions.
- The OECD suggests phasing out VAT exemptions to optimize tax and revenue collections in the Philippines.
Source: bworldonline.com
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