The bill sought to clear a total of $438.58 million in back taxes for some troubled state-owned companies

The government wants to introduce new measures to create a fair competition between local and imported products

If approved by lawmakers, tax write-offs will be limited by a company's debt-equity ratio

Finance ministry wants to reduce deductions, saying some companies have declared 'enormous' interest payments

Lawmakers say the country loses more than it gains from outlawing gambling activities, which they say are prevalent anyway

The government has been criticized for refusing to legalize gender reassignment  

The ministry says the process is not necessary and even allows corruption to occur

The government does not recognize sex change but seeks to allow those who have had gender reassigned to change their...