by Action for Economic Reforms | Jul 31, 2018 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), Columns, Fiscal Policy, Mindanao Peace, Policy Issues, Policy Reforms on Investments, Yellow Pad
Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III Rodrigo Duterte’s 2018 State of the Nation Address (SONA) addressed a lot of issues. And depending on your values, beliefs and advocacy, one would either slam Duterte or begrudgingly recognize parts of his reform agenda.... by Action for Economic Reforms | Jun 4, 2015 | Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), Yellow Pad
What do the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and the sin tax law have in common? To begin with, the process to put in place good rules takes so long. The new sin tax law (Republic Act No. 10351) has corrected the fundamental weaknesses of the old law. And it took 15 years...