Over 2,000 micro taxpayers availed of one-time tax abatement -- BIR

GMA Network - Oct 8, 2026

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Thursday that 2,379 micro taxpayers had availed of its one-time Abatement Program, more than two months of the initiative's implementation.

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