Rules governing dividend remittances by state-owned firms have been revised in a bid to improve transparency and increase revenues, the Finance department said on Wednesday.

Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima approved amendments to Republic Act 7656 or the Dividend Law’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR), issued on August 5, 1998, to bring the law up to date with new structures and standards, the department said.

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