rcmpo which snagqed the bill,s Dassaoe. Echoes From "I appeal to our Gbinet m6m- Johnny Dayang bers to settle their policy disagree- menb first with the president and within the Cabinet. I honesflv feel Salceda to cabinet: Cabinet members are the ones sowing confusion, sending wrong Settle your policy issues signals and worst, delayino the legislative pro@ss ana creitin-q un- necessary doubts and uncerhinties A:3j;ff| fiiJ,ff'Tf",3'ili signalt delay the legislation process and create uncertainties amono among investors,,, he lamented. Salceda crafted CITIM in con- drsagreements amono cabinet investors." officials on the Corporale Income sultation with the Finance Depart- CITIRA the second package ofthe ment, After extensive studies .\[ith Tax and Incentive Rationalization administrationS Comprehensive Tax Act (CInM) during its recent de- the best data science and analyt- Reform Progmm, seeks to reduce |cs, and simulations,,, the House liberdtions at the House Wavs and the mrporate income lax rdte from passed it in the 17th Conoress but Means Committee which he ;hairs. 30o/o to 20o/o for some one million and criticized them in no uncertain failed to hurdle the Se;ate due businesses in the country and m- to time constraint. It has oone terms. tionalize incentives for some 4,100 "1 concede you have honest dis- through two previous House i/avs firms which pay only 5olo. The piesi- and Means chairpersons- Dax Cua agreements but please don,t use dent has designated CmRA as the Congress as playground for vour of Quirino, and Estelita Suansino national response to the US-China of Nueva Ecija, and now, Salcedal policy battles, or worse, use us as Trade War He endorsed it in Janu- The House finally Dassed it last proxies or mercenaries for vour ary 2018 and soughtlepea\edty its skirmishes, because you are all alter Tuesday. congressional approval ln consecu_ Under the CITIRA firmd expens_ egos ofonly one president,,he told tive SONAS. the cabinet officials. es on research and development, The measure is projected to create workers' traininq, and inftastruc_ He urged the Cabinet ofncials to 1.566 million jobs and incrementa v settle their issues with the prAstuient tures leading totheir plants, will be expand the cDp by 3.6% annualtj. 100o/o tax deductible. If thev hire first and "avoid using Congress as Some cabinet officials, howevei, playground for policy batues that domestic worKorce and source lo- lately proposrd to revise the transi: cal inpuE, they will get 5oo/o more generate confusions, send wrong tion period for the fiscal incentiv€, deductions. Fag e ?