The Department of Finance has rejected calls by industry groups to review the revised fiscal incentives tax regime and reportorial requirements for the grant of incentives under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, who also...
More than 5,000 elementary and senior high school graduates from public schools in Navotas City have received cash incentives from the local government. The city government said that 3,810 Grade 6 students each received P500, while 2,067 Grade 12 graduates were given P1,000 each. The distribution...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) revealed that the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is not tracking the inflow of actual investments made by its registered business enterprises (RBEs). In a statement, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head Juvy Danofrata said PEZA...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) welcomed the decision of Concentrix, a major business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, to give up its tax perks in exchange for a continued hybrid work setup for its employees. Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Juvy Danofrata said...
The government lost billions of pesos in power subsidies and tax incentives to now-defunct Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines Inc. (HHIC-Phil), the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) said. In a statement Tuesday, June 7, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has instructed all investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to submit a copy of the schedule of rates for their various services relating to the grant and administration of tax incentives. In a statement, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head...
When it rains, it pours. MB File Photo Medalists in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games will be rewarded with cash bonuses once again, this time from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). More than P11 million will be handed out to the medalists in the biennial meet, where the country went home...
President Duterte doubled the incentives of the medalists in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games as an expression of recognition and gratitude for their efforts. Efren “Bata” Reyes, right, receives the Order of Lapu-Lapu award from President Duterte during the Philippine Team’s courtesy...
Exemption or reduction in payment of the motor vehicle user’s charge (MVUC) for electric vehicles (EVs) is among the set of incentives proposed to be incorporated in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the new Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations Act. Energy Undersecretary Felix...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved the grant of tax incentives to the P17-billion US-funded Project AGILA, which seeks to redevelop and operate the Hanjin shipyard in the Subic Bay freeport zone. In a statement, Tuesday, May 10, FIRB said the project was granted special...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is not bowing down to pressure as the interagency body stood firm on its decision that the work-from-home (WFH) setup for registered information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) firms was only temporary. In a statement on Thursday, April 28,...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is planning to set uniform charges on registered Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) with the investment promotion agencies (IPAs). Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head Juvy Danofrata said on Thursday, April 21, that they will look...