Old Data, Confused Analysis

April 6, 1985 of the imports and exports within EPZs arc infra-firm, with tremendous scope for transfer pricing. More significantly, as soon as tax holidays expire, the industrial processing units are reallocated to more favourable sites in other countries, specially in the context of competition among developing countries to attract these footloose industries. For example, in one of the leading EPZs of the Philippines, at Butan, out of 68 units, 20 have already closed down. Faced with a demand for even a slight increase in wages, these units respond with closures and lock-outs.