MANILA, Jan. 26 Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on lawmakers to help jumpstart the Philippines’ recovery from the global economic slump unleashed by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic by acting swiftly on “doable” priority measures such as long-due reforms in the corporate income tax (CIT) and fiscal incentives system and easing the inordinate restrictions on foreign ownership in certain sectors of the economy.
These priority measures include the proposed Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE) and amendments to “anachronistic” laws such as the 84-year old Public Service Act, the Retail Trade Liberalization Act and the Foreign Investments law, Dominguez said at Tuesday s hearing by the House committee on constitutional amendments on the latest initiative on Charter change (Cha-Cha).
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The “closest and most productive” ties between Congress and the Executive became fruitful, and delivered enduring credit ratings which strengthen the country’s negotiating position in the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, according to House Ways and Means Chair Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda.
Rep. Joey Salceda (Cong. Joey Salceda’s office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The Lower Chamber’s chief tax policymaker made the observation after Fitch Ratings affirmed the country’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’, with credit outlook at ‘stable.’
“Our strong credit ratings are the product of the closest and most productive partnership between the House tax committee and the executive’s fiscal policymakers since 1986,” Salceda said in statement.