MANILA, Philippines — Businesses and commodity prices are threatened by a Bureau of Customs (BOC) order requiring meat importers to pay the higher duty of 40 percent on mechanically deboned meat (MDM) which became effective with the implementation of the rice tariffication law, meat traders said. The Meat Importers and Traders Association (MITA) slammed the […]
Read MoreBusiness operators are urging the new government to raise the country’s daily minimum wage in line with a resolution of the tripartite committee and avoid the sharp rise promised during the general election campaign. For 2019, the tripartite committee representing employers, employees and the government agreed to increase the daily minimum wage by 2-10 baht […]
Read MoreThe new government will be asked to extend the Board of Investment’s promotional investment packages for the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme for another year. Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the EEC Office, said the office will submit a proposal to extend the privilege packages, which are scheduled to expire on Dec 30, once the […]
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