Renewing the Travel Tax Exemption Policy to Travellers Departing from All International Airports and Seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to Any Destination in BIMP-EAGA
Memorandum Order No. 23, issued on May 8, 2018, renews the travel tax exemption for travelers departing from international airports and seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to destinations within the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). This exemption, effective immediately, will last for five years and aims to support economic development in these regions, as recommended by the House of Representatives. Travelers can obtain a Travel Tax Exemption Certificate from the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority. The National Economic and Development Authority is tasked with conducting an impact study and submitting annual reports to the Office of the President to assess the continuation of the exemption.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 23
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 8, 2018
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 23
RENEWING THE TRAVEL TAX EXEMPTION POLICY TO TRAVELLERS DEPARTING FROM ALL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS IN MINDANAO AND PALAWAN TO ANY DESTINATION IN THE BRUNEI DARUSSALAM-INDONESIA-MALAYSIA-PHILIPPINES-EAST ASEAN GROWTH AREA (BIMP-EAGA)
For reasons of national interest and in order to sustain and accelerate economic development in Mindanao and Palawan, and as recommended by the House of Representatives pursuant to House Resolution No. 78 dated 06 December 2017, the exemption from payment of travel tax for all travellers by air and/or sea from all international airports and/or seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to any destination in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is hereby renewed.
The Travel Tax Exemption shall be granted for a period of five (5) years from the effectivity of this Order. A Travel Tax Exemption Certificate may be secured from the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority.
The National Economic and Development Authority, in coordination with all relevant government agencies, is hereby directed to conduct an impact study on the implementation of this Order and submit an annual report to the Office of the President for the purpose of determining whether the exemption shall be continued or revoked.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 8th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eighteen. ETHIDa
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 114, No. 21, p. 3705 on May 21, 2018.
Cite This Law
Renewing the Travel Tax Exemption Policy to Travellers Departing from All International Airports and Seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to Any Destination in BIMP-EAGA, Memorandum Order No. 23, May 8, 2018 (Philippines)
Renewing the Travel Tax Exemption Policy to Travellers Departing from All International Airports and Seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to Any Destination in BIMP-EAGA, Memorandum Order No. 23 (Phil. 2018)
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