Brunei signs agreement with the Philippines on double taxation

People shop at a special night market organized for Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's 75th birthday celebration in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on July 16, 2021. Brunei celebrated Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's 75th birthday on Thursday with various activities, as the country has recorded 436 days without local Covid-19 infection cases. - Xinhua

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 17 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei and the Philippines signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income at the Empire Brunei.

Signing on behalf of the Government of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam was Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah. Signing on behalf of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines was Secretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines Carlos Garcia Dominguez lll.