National Kidney and Transplant Institute (1)

December 11, 2012 FIRB RESOLUTION NO. 013-12 SUBJECT MATTER : National Kidney and Transplant Institute (1) WHEREAS, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) provides specialized renal care services to a number of patients, with charity cases constituting a significant proportion thereof; TEIHDa WHEREAS, the operations of the NKTI require the continuing provision of laboratory and surgical supplies which are not locally available or are not available in the quantity and/or quality required, thus prompting the NKTI to import said items and in the process incur tax and duty liabilities thereon; WHEREAS, the NKTI does not have the financial capacity to assume the burden of the taxes and duties on its importations of laboratory and surgical supplies; WHEREAS, there is also a need to ensure that all importations covered by this tax subsidy grant will be used exclusively by the NKTI in its operations and not for other purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to grant tax subsidy to the NKTI in the amount of SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED PESOS (PhP78,800.00) only , representing taxes and duties on its importations of laboratory and surgical supplies: Provided that: the corresponding Certificate of Entitlement to Subsidy (CES) shall be issued covering the amount of PhP78,800.00 only, representing the taxes and duties on importation [seven (7) shipments] with billings from the Bureau of Customs (BOC): Provided further , that all laboratory and surgical supplies for which tax subsidy is granted shall form part of the regular inventory of the NKTI as certified to by its resident Commission on Audit (COA) auditor: Provided, finally , that such availment shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 13 of Republic Act (RA) No. 10155 or the 2012 General Appropriations Act (GAA), subject to the availability of funds therefor, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Rules and Regulations to Implement the Subsidy Provision under Executive Order No. 93. HSATIC (SGD.) JEREMIAS N. PAUL, JR. Undersecretary Department of Finance Presiding Officer-FIRB