Non-tax solutions
Former NEDA chief Cielito Habito gave a briefing to legislators about non-tax reforms that should go hand in hand with new taxes.
He's certainly right on the money.
1. plug massive tax leakages due to graft and corruption
2. improve the absorptive capacity of national government agencies
3. conform legislators' pork barrel to government's priority programs (ha! my favorite)
4. address the fiscal problems of government-owned and -controlled firms, especially the National Power Corp. (Napocor)
