‘Tax-allotment formula shortchanges coastal LGUs’

The Manila Times 31 Aug Philippines

THE National Tax Allotment (NTA) sharing formula shortchanges coastal local government units (LGUs) by excluding their municipal waters from the computation of their shares, Agusan del Norte Rep. Dale Corvera said on Monday. Corvera, the principal author of House Bill (HB) 3779, wants the Local Government Code amended to include the area of municipal waters in determining NTA shares. Under the cur

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