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Philippines: VAT exemptions for indigenous natural gas and related power generation

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08 Jan 2025

In January 2025, the President of the Philippines signed into law Republic Act No. 12120, otherwise known as the "Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act", which introduced, among other measures, value-added tax exemptions for transactions involving indigenous natural gas. In March 2026, the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Internal Revenue issued regulations implementing these exemptions.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 27 Mar 2026
Tax or social insurance relief

Recent update from 17 Mar 2026:

On 17 March 2026, the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) of the Philippines issued Revenue Regulations No. 2-2026, which implements value-added tax (VAT) exemption...

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