Tag: Internal Revenue Allotment

DILG: LGUs must use bigger IRA well, ensure it contributes to nat’l development

(Eagle News)—The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local government units to use the additional funds coming from their bigger share of government revenue taxes well and to monitor their use closely to “ensure that they contribute to national development goals and objectives.” Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya issued the statement as he welcomed the Supreme Court decision that ruled the local government units’ internal revenue allotments included  not just taxes collected by the […]

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Korte Suprema, pinagtibay ang nauna nang desisyon na ang IRA ay dapat nakabatay sa lahat ng nakukolektang national taxes

Moira Encina Eagle News Service Simula sa taong 2022 ay mas tataas na ang tatanggaping ‘just share’ o internal revenue allotment ng mga local government unit mula sa bahagi ng kita ng gobyerno. Ito ay matapos pagtibayin ng Korte Suprema sa botong 8-3 ang desisyon nito noong Hulyo 2018 na nagdideklarang dapat ibatay sa lahat ng nakukolektang national taxes ng pamahalaan ang bahagi na dapat tanggapin ng mga LGUs at hindi lang sa national internal […]

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SC rules “just share” of LGUs based on national taxes

  The Supreme Court has ruled the “just share” of local government units was based on national taxes and not only on national internal revenue taxes. In issuing the decision, the SC, voting 10-3, partially favored the petition of former Rep. and now-Batangas Gov. Hermilando Madanas. Madanas in 2012 asked the SC to stop the  IRA as it was allegedly lower than what was cited in Section 6 of the 1987 Constitution. The SC gave more weight […]

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