MANILA, Feb. 17 -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has expressed confidence that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) would be able to overshoot its P2.08-trillion collection target this year as it faces the “great task” of raising as much revenues as possible to fund the comprehensive effort of defeating the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting the nation’s economic recovery. Dominguez said the digitalization initiatives put in place by the BIR under the leadership of Commissioner Caesar Dulay, along with its improved administrative systems and dedicated workforce, will enable the bureau to achieve its 2021 collection goal. The collection performance of the revenue agencies, especially the BIR, “will greatly matter for our nation’s future, Dominguez said.