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Philippines corporate income tax collection lagging

Fiscal incentives have led to the Philippines recording the lowest collection efficiency in the region with regard to corporate income taxes, the Finance department claimed on Tuesday. In a statement, the department noted that the country — which imposes the highest corporate income tax rate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at 30 percent […]

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ADB signs $180M in loans to Cambodia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed a $180 million package of loans and grants to Cambodia that are meant to improve the country’s roads, water supply and small-scale farms. One $70 million loan will go towards improving 147-kilometres’ worth of flood-prone stretches of National Road 1 and National Road 6 in Prey Veng, Siem […]

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Thailand: SEZ lease bids aim to reap over B6bn

The Treasury Department is expected to fetch at least 6 billion baht for the government’s coffers from auctions of state land to be developed into special economic zones (SEZ) in Tak, Nakhon Phanom and Kanchanaburi provinces under 50-year lease contracts. Some 1,055 rai of state land located in Sailuad sub-district of Tak’s Mae Sot district […]

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Myanmar: Banking on satellite communications

Richard Bowles, regional managing director for ASEAN at Arianespace, which launches satellites, is convinced banks’ struggle to reach Myanmar’s unbanked population will end with the launch of its first satellite, slated for some time next year. “Satellites are an important part of a country’s economic development. Looking at Myanmar’s satellite leasing capacity, it’s a good […]

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Philippines: TRAIN to push 2018 revenues to P2.806 trillion

MANILA, Philippines — The national government’s revenue is projected to reach P2.806 trillion this year due to additional collections to be generated from the final tax reform law, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. According to DOF estimates, the government’s revenue program for this year may be slightly adjusted upward to P2.806 trillion […]

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