Today’s Business Links
This is where your taxes go: or, in the case of value-added taxes, P8.6-B VAT funds go to education, pump-priming.
Finance and revenue officials are at loggerheads regarding a proposed tax amnesty bill now wending its way through the Philippine Senate.
The alleged cheating during the recent nursing board exams claims one victim: Manila loses its bid to host the US exam for nurses.
Oil prices go up again after plunging to two-month lows because of fears that Iran will go ahead with its nuclear program despite strong Western disapproval.
BusinessWeek tries to make the case for something many consumers fervently wish for: The Contrarian Case for $50 Oil.
Monetary authorities say the rising value of the Philippine peso will temper inflation for the rest of the year.
During uncertain political and economic times, jittery investors almost always turn to the safe haven of gold, and the recent crisis in the Middle East proves this old saw once again: Money flees to gold as international tensions mount.
When the going gets tough, the tough get… luxury cars? Philippine sales of Audis and Porsches go up despite high gas prices.
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is hosted by Forty Media. My favorite entry? 5 Reasons Why Some Beggars Earn More Money than You.
