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Impact of TRAIN Law

Published by Department of Finance(DOF) on Jan. 25, 2018.
Requested from DOF by E. Beja at 08:19 AM on Jan. 25, 2018.
Purpose: I would like to peruse the analysis underlying the TRAIN tax reform, first package.
Date of Coverage: 08/01/2016 - 12/31/2017
Tracking no: #DOF-168097739872

E.BEJA Jan. 25, 2018, 8:19 a.m.

May I request the studies made in support of the first package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) reform program, as follows: Description and results of analysis on the short term (1 year) and medium/long term (3 years or more hence) impact of: 1. increase in excise tax of petroleum products on inflation; 2. increase tax of sugar-sweetened products on inflation; 3. expanded tax base of VAT on inflation. 4. lowered personal income tax on inflation. Thank you, Dr. Edsel L. Beja Jr, professor of economics Ateneo de Manila University [Text Redacted]

R.REYES Jan. 25, 2018, 11:23 a.m.

January 25, 2018 Dear Edsel, Thank you for your request dated Jan 25, 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Impact of TRAIN Law. We received your request on Jan 25, 2018 and will respond on or before Feb 15, 2018 08:19:02 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPRi0xNjgwOTc3Mzk4NzIM, for request with ticket number #DOF-168097739872. Thank you. Respectfully, Rhodora Reyes FOI Officer

A.SARMIENTO Feb. 6, 2018, 1:38 p.m.

February 6, 2018 Dear Edsel Beja, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 25, 2018 08:19:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Impact of TRAIN Law. Response to your request We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. You may retrieve your requested information from the Department of Finance's website (http://www.dof.gov.ph/taxreform/index.php/downloadables). Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran ([email protected]). Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Angelica Sarmiento FOI Officer

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