Latest value-added tax (VAT) collections indicate that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) received tax breaks amounting to billions of pesos under a recently-implemented reform law, the Finance department claimed on Wednesday.

In a statement, the agency said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) had reported a drop in the VAT take but higher percentage and income tax collections.

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