Published March 2, 2021, 4:57 PM
The Duterte administration expects Congress to pass its 12 top priority measures by June this year to enable the country bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.
The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Executive Committee (ExCom) listed 30 measures in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) for the 18th Congress, of which five have already been passed by the legislature.
Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua
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Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and LEDAC Secretariat Head Karl Kendrick T. Chua said 12 measures were identified as top priorities to be passed by the end of the second regular session in June 2021, while the remaining 13 are targeted to be passed within this year.
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THE government is pushing for the passage of 25 priority measures before the end of the year, including new taxes on digital platforms and offshore gaming operators, further liberalization of the retail trade sector and the last two remaining tax reform packages.
The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Executive Committee approved the common legislative agenda for the 18
th Congress during a meeting on Feb. 18, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
“These bills are crucial in ensuring the country’s economic recovery and in regaining our development trajectory that was held back by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue working with Congress to move the legislative agenda forward and enact these priority legislations within 2021,” Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and LEDAC Secretariat Head Karl Kendrick T. Chua said in a statement.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 3) – The last two packages of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) and a measure that will aid pandemic-stricken small businesses are among the top legislative agenda of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) this year.
LEDAC determines and recommends to the President the top socio-economic development goals affecting national development.
Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and LEDAC Secretariat Head Karl Kendrick Chua said these pending bills in Congress are important for the country s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These bills are crucial in ensuring the country s economic recovery and in regaining our development trajectory that was held back by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue working with Congress to move the legislative agenda forward and enact these priority legislations within 2021, said Chua.
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In a list released by Senate President Vicente Sotto III Monday, the establishment of a department for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is second in the Upper Chamber’s priorities after the proposed National Land Use Act.
Earlier, senators decided to defer discussions on the proposed OFW department and other new agencies to address first the government’s bloated bureaucracy. President Duterte recently certified it as an urgent measure.
But Sotto later said he is already inclined to vote for the creation of OFW department since it would support his push for the rightsizing of the government, as it would put all existing OFW-related agencies in one body.
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