THE government’s tax collections increased steadily in the six months to June, raising the ratio to gross domestic product (GDP) to 13.7 percent in the first half from 13.6 percent a year earlier, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Monday.

Revenue collections also grew to 15.6 percent of GDP from 15.3 percent during the same period.

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