Masayang ibinalit ng Department of Finance (DOF) na hindi pa rin masama ang estado ng tax collection ng gobyerno sa gitna ng paghina ng negosyo dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic.
Sinabi ni Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez, “good” o maganda ang naging koleksyon ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) at ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) mula Enero hanggang Setyembre.
Ayon kay Sec. Dominguez, mula Enero 1 hanggang Setyembre 30 ay pumalo sa P1.821 trillion ang nakolekta ng pamahalaan.
Mas mataas umano ito ng 8.26 percent sa kanilang P1.682 trillion projection.
Kasabay nito, iginiit ni Sec. Dominguez na kailangan na talagang buksan pa ang ekonomiya para mas makabawi na ito mula sa pagkakalugmok dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m happy to report ho na our collections — we have three sources of funds in the Philippines. The first source of course is the taxes, okay? From Jan — the — from January 1 to September 31, BIR and Bureau of Customs was able to collect 1.821 trillion pesos. That is higher than our estimate of 1.682 trillion. So we are 8.26 percent over our estimate. So our collections are good. The BIR and the BOC are doing their — a good job. Of course, the total collections compared to last year are lower kasi mas less ang business activity ngayon,” ani Sec. Dominguez.
