The joint House Committees on Ways and Means,
and on Oversight are urged to conduct an inquiry in aid of
legislation into the P53.7-billion revenue shortfall incurred by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) last year.
The shortfall was reportedly incurred at the
same time that the government moved to trim down the budget deficit
and even resorted to selling of prime states assets to source
additional funds.
Environment Secretary Joselito Atienza yesterday
said the Liberal Party (LP) faction under his leadership is willing
to reach out to the group now led by Sen. Mar Roxas in an effort to
unify the party.
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