Think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) has called on President Duterte to line item veto some provisions of the ratified corporate recovery and tax incentives for enterprises (CREATE) bill. In a statement, AER raised five concerns regarding certain provisions of the CREATE bill that was...
The Congress-ratified Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act will relax the ‘tax regime’ to be enforced for operators of oil refining facilities in the country. With that re-calibrated taxation policy in the CREATE measure, it was noted that the perturbed state of...
The Department of Finance (DOF) worked closely with lawmakers last year in providing technical support leading to swift congressional action on legislative measures that aim to rescue businesses, provide emergency assistance to vulnerable sectors and keep the economy afloat amid the crisis arising...
The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act can bring in over P200 billion in new investments and generate as much as 2 million additional jobs, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. According to Lopez, the bicameral approved CREATE will be a big boost...
The Board of Investments (BOI), the Philippine premier investment generation agency, has set a P1.25 trillion investments target in 2021, following the approval of P1.02 trillion in committed investments last year. “We are working hard for a V-shaped Philippine economic recovery in 2021 and are...
With less than two-years left before the Duterte administration ends its term, the Department of Finance (DOF) urged lawmakers during the House constitutional amendments hearing that they should focus on pending measures that are “immediately doable.” Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III...
Amending the economic provisions of the Constitution will not result in revenue losses for the government unlike the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives (CREATE) bill where P1.073 trillion in revenues would be lost once the pending is passed, according to economist congressman Joey Sarte-Salceda....
The P65 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal projects cornered by the government had been proposed for pioneer incentives availment under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Bill that is under continued deliberations in Congress....
As Congress resumes sessions today, January 18, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest umbrella of business organizations in the country reiterated its call for the august body to focus on the passage of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises...
Multisectoral groups, comprising of 51 largest and widely-represented private sector associations, have urged for the immediate enactment of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill to boost market confidence, save jobs and provide instant relief to businesses’...
At least 30 business organizations are signing a Joint Statement of Support calling for the immediate passage of the long delayed Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Bill with all the critical features to boost businesses and attract more investors into the country. This...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. and the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation have expressed strong support for the passage of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Bill. The CREATE Bill is another landmark bill in a series of reform measures intend...
