ECOP says tax breaks, job creation, cash aid better than minimum wage hike

Weeks after the announcement of possible wage hikes next year, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said on Friday the government should focus instead on tax breaks and job creation rather than raising the minimum wage.

“The government should find non-wage measures that will apply to everyone rather than addressing it with measures that will help a few at the expense of others,” ECOP president Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. told the Inquirer in an interview.

“Among others, these can be tax breaks, ayuda, job creation,” Ortiz-Luis said when asked what these measures are.

Earlier on Nov. 8, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ordered the regional wage boards to r…

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