Lower inflation? Food prices higher, wages and incomes not keeping up—IBON

October 4, 2024

NEWS

Low inflation in September is no reason for complacency with food remaining expensive, especially for the poorest Filipinos whose low earnings cannot cope with high prices.

Fuel prices cheaper than in 2018 if not for TRAIN

February 14, 2019

Research group IBON said that the fuel prices would be cheaper now than in 2018 without the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The group said that TRAIN’s additional excise taxes have prevented Filipinos from feeling the benefits of lower global oil prices. Filipinos face even higher prices with the implementation of the […]