Proclamation No. 843, s. 1996

UrN MALACANAN~ A\ PROCLAMATION NO. ~ DECLA.lUNGA "CONllNUING TAXPAYER RESPONSIBILITY PERIOD" (CTRP) WHEREAS,tn,e year 1994 was declared as "National ax Consciousness Year' wHEREAS, the year 1995 ""as declared as "Taxpayer Service Year' WHEREAS, our national developmtnt program sets .lS its ultimate the Philippines, as a newly industrialized country by the year 2000; ;oal the emergence c WHEREAS, there is the vital need to sustain the economic gro..vth which ..ve ha, attained in the past yeal"S through proper measures that \'ill preserve and enhance these gains; WHfREAS,the But:eau of Imernal Revenue (BIR) plays a critical role in the collection c !eded revenues for the socio-economic developmem programs of the governmem; much nE WHEREAS, the BIR's transformation into a modernized and compute administration is geared to\'ards better, efficient, and quality taxpayer service; WHERL-\S, through its continuing values reorientation and transformation programs, seeks to bring forth an institution that 'ill stand for "ayani at llaw ng Republika. "; the BIR WHEREAS, the support of all sectors of society, as partners of governn1ent, to the BIR's tax collection programs should be enhanced to develor in them the sririt of patriotism and love of coumT)'; NOW, THEREFORE, I FI DEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the po\'ers vested in me by law, do hereby declare a ten (10) year period beginningthe year 1996 as the 'CONIINllNG TAXPAYER RFSPCNSIBILITY PERIOD" (CTRP), during ""hich period, all government agencies are hereby directed to extend to the BIR all their support and cooperation particularly by supplying and giving necessary data and infonnation for the effective and efficient implementation of tax l,,""s and regulations to ensure the proper collection of taxes for and at the least cost to Go""ernment. DONE in the Citv of Manil, n hundred and ninety-sIx. 5th \ugust in the ear of rd! In thi ur 1III11II11111111111111111111111111111 PMS LIBRARY BCODEOO8181 B he _IBRARY ''" [BE~~~ Executive Secretary IN REPL V I NG. PLEASE' CITE: r-YLet_t_,= # L6.~?_6 PMS Receiv AJJ6-L9~~~ Da1 L981328