MANDATORY dividend remittances from state-owned firms have been raised amid efforts to increase government revenues, the Department of Finance (DoF) said on Monday.

In a statement detailing Finance Secretary Ralph Recto's accomplishments during his first 100 days in office, the DoF said that the dividend rate for government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) had been adjusted to 75 percent from 50 percent.

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