Manila, July 22 -- The Department of Finance (DOF) announced in a statement on Monday that it has jointly issued with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) a circular providing the guidelines in setting reasonable rates for regulatory fees and other service charges imposed by local government units (LGUs), as part of ongoing government efforts to improve the ease of doing business in the country.
Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2019-01, signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano, was issued to ensure that LGU fees do not unduly burden the public but are imposed only to help local governments recover the costs of services they render while making them more bu...