Philippine e-games expected to contribute up to US$356.9m in franchise taxes this year

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has already collected PHP10.7bn (US$190.14m).The Philippines.- Assistant finance secretary Karlo Adriano has told a Senate committee hearing, that the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) expects to collect between PHP15bn (US$267.68m) and PHP20bn (US$356.