In a small victory over red tape, several government agencies have scrapped clearance and export fees after an order from President Arroyo. Agencies all over the metro from National Food Authority in Taguig, the National Tobacco Administration and the Philippine Coconut Authority in Quezon City have scrapped their export fees to make it easy for exporters to do business.
Manila Bulletin – 14 gov’t agencies scrap export fees, clearances
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