THE Department of Finance (DOF) is mulling over extending the reduced ... the end of the year “to maintain affordable prices” of food items and “ensure food security” in the country.

In an economic bulletin, DOF said that while the inflation rate was still within the government’s inflation target, efforts to facilitate particularly the flow of food items must be improved.

At the start of this administration, the DOF tinkered with the idea of “fatty food tax” as among new revenue-generating measures alongside a luxury tax on cars, jewelry and yachts, a carbon ...

According to the Department of Finance, stable food supply is a result of reforms in the agricultural sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from the National Economic Development Authority ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing for five reforms in the agriculture sector to ensure the stable supply of food even amid a crisis. Finance Secretary Carlos ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to restrategize its programs to ensure enough food supply and stabilize prices following an ...