Philippines : Selected Issues.

This article is an empirical analysis on tax collections in the Philippines. The tax system is characterized by a rule of tax incentives provided by 13 investment agencies. Tax collections showed regular growth. The GDP ratio increased from 12.1 percent (2009) to 12.8 percent (2012), but the revenue...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/103
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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