The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) raked in millions of taxes from closed shops in the first nine months of the year, according to the Department of Finance (DoF).

In a statement on Wednesday, the Finance department said the tax bureau had collected P547.9 million in taxes from January to September from 178 commercial establishments that were padlocked for failing to either register or pay the correct amount of taxes.

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