MANILA, Philippines — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has raised concern over some local government units (LGUs) that supposedly base 2021 business renewal fees of restaurants as well as other micro-enterprises on their pre-pandemic earnings, which, according to a senator is “quite alarming.”
“Baka mayroong magawa ang Senate na kind of a resolution pagdating sa business renewal fees, lalo na binabase sa 2019—na alam naman antin na hindi naman iyon ang naging benta nila nung 2020 because of the pandemic,” Lopez told legislators during a Senate committee hearing thattackled the impact of the pandemic on micro, small and medium enterprises(MSMEs) on W…
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