BIR collections up 15.3% in Nov

TAX collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) rose at a double-digit rate year-on-year in November, boosting the year-to-date tally, on the back of improved monitoring and collection activities, the bureau disclosed over the weekend.

In a report to the Department of Finance (DOF), the BIR said it collected P157.29 billion in tax revenues in November, up 15.3 percent from the year-earlier level of P136.37 billion.