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Aug 8, 2017presidential decree 242bureau of internal revenuevalue-added taxgovernment disputespsalmjurisdiction
PD 242 and Intra-Government Tax Disputes: Who Decides When BIR Faces Another Agency?
Supreme Court clarifies that PD 242 governs disputes solely between government entities, giving the DOJ Secretary jurisdiction over BIR-PSALM VAT cases.