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Seminar on Tax Reform Held in Vietnam

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Over 60 public- and private-sector participants attended the recent Seminar on Tax Reform in Vietnam jointly organized by ITIC, the Vietnam Tax Consultants’ Association (VTCA) and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi.

During his remarks, ITIC Senior Advisor Wayne Barford spoke about the international experience on tax reform for direct and indirect taxes. Presentations were also made by representatives from the National Assembly’s Committee on Finance, the Ministry of Finance, and tax experts from the VTCA and the VCCI.


ITIC Launches EGS Program

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ITIC is pleased to launch a new program on Energy, Growth and Security (EGS), which will focus on natural resources, infrastructure, and the energy transformations in Eurasia, the Middle East and around the world.

The EGS Program will be headed by our new Senior Fellow, Dr. Ariel Cohen, an expert in energy, economics, and geopolitics who is a non-resident Senior Fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia and Global Energy Centers. 

Update on Tax Reform in the Philippines

The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) is the first tax reform package of President Rodrigo Duterte's Comprehensive Tax Reform Program. In its current form, the TRAIN bill will reduce personal income tax rates, address personal income tax "bracket creep,” amend the estate tax, expand the value-added tax base, and remove a number of exemptions currently contained in the value-added tax. It also calls for increased taxes on fuel, new vehicles and coal, and introduces a new tax on sweetened beverages and cosmetics.