In the previous blog entry, we noted how President Ramos was rebuffed by legislators from his own political party in his attempts to expand the coverage of the value-added tax (VAT) during the first half of his term. Despite this setback, the imperatives of the tight fiscal situation forced Ramos to propose a more comprehensive [...]
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FVR’s CTRP
Posted: April 18, 2010 in CTRP, Fiscal incentives, Fiscal policy, FVR, income taxation, Jose de Venecia, Legislatures, Lucio Tan, Political economy, Presidents, Tax administration reform, tax reform, Taxation, Value-added tax (VAT)0
Political institutions and tax policy-making in the Philippines
Posted: April 18, 2010 in Cory Aquino, Fiscal incentives, Fiscal policy, FVR, Legislatures, LGUs, Philippine politics, Political institutions, Presidents, Taxation, Value-added tax (VAT)In this blog entry, we continue sharing parts of the draft book on political institutions and policy making in the country. To sharpen the discussion, we focus our attention on tax policy-making with emphasis on tax measures adopted during the presidency of Fidel Ramos. I believe this discussion is timely given recent warnings that the [...]
The President and the cabinet in Philippine policy making
Posted: April 6, 2010 in Cabinets, Philippine politics, Political institutions, PresidentsIn this blog and subsequent ones, I intend to share with readers a draft of a book on political institutions and the policy making process (PMP) in the Philippines. The introduction of the manuscript was actually yesterday’s entry entitled Philippine politics and political institutions. In response to the request of readers that I keep each blog [...]
