THE Department of Finance (DoF) remains hopeful on the passage of the remaining tax-reform proposals of the government, especially with a new set of lawmakers at the soon-to-open 18th Congress.

“We look forward to the passage of the remaining tranches of the comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) to further secure our fiscal stability,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd told members of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (Finex) and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) during their joint general membership meeting in Makati City on Friday.