MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed four “rider” provisions of his freshly signed 2018 national budget. 10964, or the General Appropriations Act of 2018, which was about 12.4 percent more than the P3.35-trillion budget for 2017. According to Duterte, board members are already authorized to receive per diems in the performance of their official functions under the Salary Standardization Law. According to Duterte, board members are already authorized to receive per diems in the performance of their official functions under the Salary Standardization Law. The TRAIN law is the first package of the administration’s much-awaited Comprehensive Tax Reform Program.

Source: Philippine Star December 27, 2017 07:41 UTC