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Philippines: Exempted VAT on the imports of drugs and medical equipment

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08 Apr 2021

In April 2021, the Philippines exempted VAT on the imports of drugs, medical equipment, and raw materials to produce drugs and personal protective equipment to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Number of interventions

4

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

List of interventions

0 in force

Implementation date

01 Jan 2021

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2021

Internal taxation of imports

On 8 April 2021, the Philippines issued the Bureau of Internal Revenue Regulation No. 4-2021 to exempt the VAT on imports of drugs and medical equipment used for the treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Internal taxation of imports

On 8 April 2021, following the issuance of the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue Regulation No. 4-2021, the Philippines exempted the VAT on imported raw materials used to produce the drugs for th...

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Implementation date

01 Jan 2021

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2021

Tax or social insurance relief

On 8 April 2021, the Philippines issued the Bureau of Internal Revenue Regulation No. 4-2021 granted a selective tax concession to manufacturers of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the form of a...

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Tax or social insurance relief

On 8 April 2021, the Philippines issued the Bureau of Internal Revenue Regulation No. 4-2021 granted a selective tax concession to manufacturers of drugs for the treatment of the COVID-19 in the form ...

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