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Philippines: Exempted VAT on the importation of the COVID-19 vaccine

Announcement

08 Apr 2021

In April 2021, the Philippines introduced a regulation to exempt the VAT on the importation of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Jan 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 08 Apr 2021
Internal taxation of imports In force
On 8 April 2021, the Philippines issued the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regulation No.1/2021, exempting the VAT on the importation of the COVID-19 vaccine. The VAT was reduced from 12% to 0%. The...
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