Tag: Philippine economy
Tax the billionaires
Setyembre 29, 2021
Billionaire tax can fund ayuda and health–IBON
Setyembre 27, 2021
The Duterte government’s insistence that it lacks funds for a bigger COVID-19 response does not hold water. Substantial revenues can be raised by taxing the country’s super-rich who can well afford to contribute much more to pandemic response and other needs.
Golden years?: The real long-lasting economic damage wrought by Marcos
Setyembre 21, 2021
The Marcos administration was notorious for world-beating cronyism and corruption. But this is not enough to fully explain the worst economic collapse in Philippine history and continued decline long after the dictatorship was overthrown.
Under Marcos, PH economy worst performing in Asia
Setyembre 18, 2021
Spending like normal during the very abnormal pandemic crisis
Setyembre 16, 2021
Inessential infra isn’t more important than health, ayuda
Setyembre 16, 2021
Why spend more on military and police than small businesses and farmers?
Setyembre 16, 2021
Govt’s 7-9% growth in 2022 is just a fantasy – IBON
Agosto 26, 2021
The Development Budget Coordination Committee has had a poor record of projecting economic growth in the last five years with their estimates always off the mark. Worse, their narrow-minded fiscal conservatism is the biggest factor preventing more rapid recovery.
