Proclamation No. 541, s. 1995

• MALACANANG Manila \1 F" A) Jk" g'J ; i~ 1 :" BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 541 DECLARING THE YEAR 1995 AS "SERVICE TO TAXPAYERS' YEAR" WHEREAS, the country has experienced unprecedented economic growth in 1994 as a result of various initiatives taken b}" the goverment; " WHEREAS, there is a need to sustain the pace of economic recovery in 1995 through bold and innovative measures that would require harnessing the support and cooperation of all sectors of society; WHEREAS, the government has to rely on the support that comes from the people to finance infrastructure and development projects that sustain massive agro-industrial development, jobs and accelerate economic growth; fiscal major cancreate WHEREAS, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has succeeded in 1994 in generat.ing the revenqs needed to finance the government's major infrastr.uct'ure and other development projects; WHEREAS, there is a need for the BIR to further strengthen its ties with the people in 1995 through irnovative and direct services, among them an intensi- fied education'., and information campaign, that would make tax payment less burdensome and encourage the people to tulfill their duties as taxpayers; WHEREAS, the cooperation and active participation of all sectors of society should be harnessed in order to sustain economic growth up to the year 2000; NOW, THEREFORE," I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by irtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the year 1995 as "Service to Taxpayers Year". IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Rpublic of the Philippines to be affixed. Declaring the year 1995 as "Service to Ta}.payers Year" x x 2 -- By the President: T. , JR Executive Secretary Received -:--.MAR-:!-J..t9.9.5 .Date ;(,A/'