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BIR exempts 9 more medicines from VAT

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exempted nine more medicines from Value-Added Tax (VAT), it said in a circular dated June 11. Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 59-2025, issued on Wednesday, outlines the latest list of VAT-exempt medicines endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health (DOH). The newly exempted medicines include: Cancer: Bortezomib, Docetaxel (as trihydrate), Lenvatinib (as mesylate), Lenalidomide, and Paclitaxel. Diabetes: Saxagliptin (as hydrochloride)...

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BIR exempts 9 more medicines from VAT

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exempted nine more medicines from Value-Added Tax (VAT), it said in a circular dated June 11. Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 59-2025, issued on Wednesday, outlines the latest list of VAT-exempt medicines endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health (DOH). The newly exempted medicines include: Cancer: Bortezomib, Docetaxel (as trihydrate), Lenvatinib (as mesylate), Lenalidomide, and Paclitaxel. Diabetes: Saxagliptin (as hydrochloride)...

Bangko Sentral expected to cut policy rate by 25 bps this week

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to cut the policy...

Foreign debt surged 14% to $146b in Q1

The Philippines’ outstanding external debt surged 14 percent to $146.74 billion in...

Balance of payments, current account showed deficits in Q1

The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) and current account both registered deficits...

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