LOCAL suppliers may lose billions of pesos a year should the government remove the value-added tax (VAT) exemptions for local purchases, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito Plaza said over the weekend.

Citing the first package of the comprehensive tax reform program earlier approved by the House of Representatives, Plaza said the ecozones will appeal to Senate.

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