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MORE medicines used for the treatment of cancer, diabetes and mental illness have been added to the list of value-added tax (VAT)-exempt drugs, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has expanded the number of medicines exempted from value-added tax (VAT) in a bid to ...

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