President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation of the economic ministry to extend up to the end of next year lower tariff rates on rice and other food items to help combat inflation, his office said. | Reuters
A vendor wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus disease sleeps in a stall selling rice at a public market in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 5, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr has approved the recommendation of the economic ministry to extend up to the end of next year lower tariff rates on rice and other food items to help combat inflation, his office said on Sunday. The modified rates approved in 2021 were due to expire at the end of this year, but an inflation rate running at 14-year highs warranted an extension of the tariff reprieve until Dec. 31, 2023.That means the tariff rate for imported rice will stay at 35%, while the import levies on corn and pork products will remain at 5%-15% and 15%-25% respectively, the press secretary’s office said in a statement.
The tariff for coal imports, a key fuel in power generation, will remain at zero beyond the end of next year, but will be reviewed regularly.
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