BIR gets bulk of DOF budget

The Bureau of Internal Revenue will receive more than half of the Department of Finance (DOF)’s proposed P37.8 billion for 2026, underscoring its central role in generating the bulk of government revenues.

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About 55 percent of the finance department's budget is earmarked for the tax bureau, which also covers the implementation of the Taxpayers’ Rights Program.

Meanwhile, the budget of the Bureau of Customs cornered 20 percent of the total budget, while the Bureau of the Treasury accounted for 14 percent.

The DOF’s total budget is only marginally higher than the current allocation by 1.1 percent, which the agency described as very small compared to the “herculean task” of fulfilling its wide-ranging fiscal responsibilities.