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FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO EXPAND THE COVERAGE OF MICRO ENTERPRISES AS BENEFICIARIES OF THE MAGNA CARTA FOR MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES OR REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6977, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8289 AND FURTHER AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9501
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Date filed
July 23, 2018
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House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07943
FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO EXPAND THE COVERAGE OF MICRO ENTERPRISES AS BENEFICIARIES OF THE MAGNA CARTA FOR MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES OR REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6977, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8289 AND FURTHER AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9501
ABSTRACT : Amends existing laws on Magna Carta for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises specifically MSMEs categories based on total assets in order to ensure that more businesses are qualified to enjoy the benefits of specialized programs for the said sector. Provides that Sec.3 of Republic Act No. 6977, as amended by Republic Act Nos. 8289 and 9501, is hereby amended to read as follows: MSMEs shall be defined as any business activity or enterprise engaged in industry, agribusiness, and/or services … whose total assets … must have value falling under the following categories:Micro: not more than [3,000,000] P7,500,000Small: [P3,000,001 " P15,000,000] P7,500,001 " P15,000,000Medium: [P15,000,001 " P100,000,000] P15,000,001 " P100,000,000.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VARGAS, ALFRED D.
DATE FILED : 2018-07-23
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Del Mar (000 2018-08-08) 2. Sy-Alvarado (000 2018-08-15)
3. Tambunting (000 2018-09-25)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Deliberated upon by the Mother Committee on 2018-09-19
      2. Tabled by the Committee on 2018-10-10
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ON 2018-08-01

Abstract

Amends existing laws on Magna Carta for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises specifically MSMEs categories based on total assets in order to ensure that more businesses are qualified to enjoy the benefits of specialized programs for the said sector. Provides that Sec.3 of Republic Act No. 6977, as amended by Republic Act Nos. 8289 and 9501, is hereby amended to read as follows: MSMEs shall be defined as any business activity or enterprise engaged in industry, agribusiness, and/or services … whose total assets … must have value falling under the following categories:Micro: not more than [3,000,000] P7,500,000Small: [P3,000,001 " P15,000,000] P7,500,001 " P15,000,000Medium: [P15,000,001 " P100,000,000] P15,000,001 " P100,000,000

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