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POLICY
GOVERNMENT REVENUE TAXES, FEES AND
OTHER SOURCES
• COMPONENTS OF FISCAL POLICY
Government Receipts (Revenue Policy)
-cash flow that does not increase the government’s liability
Government Expenditure (Expenditure Policy)
-government allocates funds for various purposes
Public Debt:
-borrows money to finance its operations and manage deficits.
• TAX is a fee that people and entities need to pay to the government
to fund
The National Internal Revenue Code ( Tax Code) lays down
rules on taxation in the Philippines.
• Republic Act 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and
Inclusion(TRAIN ACT) which took effect in 2018.
• TYPES OF TAXES IN THE PHILIPPINES
1. National Taxes
2. Local Taxes
3. Special Taxes
1. National Taxes are fees that the BIR collects from taxpayers
all over the Philippines. It is imposed on different incomes
and transactions in the Philippines ,as defined by the BIR:
Capital gain tax
Documentary Stamp Tax ( DST)
Donor`s Tax
Excise Tax
Estate tax
Income tax
Percentage Tax- A business tax imposed on the following taxpayers:
Non-VAT- gross annual sales or receipts not exceeding Php 3 million
Value Added Tax ( VAT)
Withholding Tax
2. LOCAL TAXES
Local taxes in the Philippines are involuntary fees that local government units
(LGUs) collect from their constituents to finance activities and projects for their
city or municipality.
The following are local taxes that people and businesses pay in the Philippines:
Basic real property tax
Business of printing and publication tax
Franchise tax
Sand, gravel and other quarry resources tax
Professional tax
Amusement tax
Annual fixed tax for delivery trucks and vans
Local business tax
Barangay tax
Community tax
3. SPECIAL TAXES
Motor Vehicle User’s Charge (MVUC)
Travel tax
Head tax
Charges on forest products
Energy consumption tax