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Across-the-board tariff hike eyed to boost revenues

By Marianne V. Go | April 11, 2005 - 12:00am

Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima is seriously eyeing an across-the-board increase in the country’s tariff rates to raise additional revenues for the government in view of a possible watered-down version of...

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