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Finance dept prods lawmakers on higher tobacco 'sin tax'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 11:12 AM

The House Ways and Means Committee last month approved last month a consolidated bill that seeks to raise the excise tax to P37.50 per pack from P35 from July 2019. Read more »

Tobacco tax hike to help fund health care law: Sen. Ejercito

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 10:47 AM

Senator JV Ejercito said he sought to raise the tobacco tax to P90 per pack, higher than the P60 proposed by Sen. Manny Pacquiao and P45 in the House of Representatives. Read more »

Mas mataas na buwis sa sigarilyo, isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 03:52 PM

Naniniwala ang mga dumalong health advocate na lalo pang bababa ang mga naninigarilyo oras na maisabatas ito. Read more »

'Pondo ng universal health care, kakapusin kapag sin tax di tinaas'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 09:03 PM

Nangangamba ang Department of Health na kapusin sa pondo ang panukalang Universal Health Care program kapag hindi naitaas ang buwis sa sigarilyo.  Read more »

Senators mull raising tobacco excise tax to fund universal health care program

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 01:33 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque earlier said a P769.55 billion budget is needed to fund the first four years of the Universal Health Care program. Read more »

Vape, maaari pang makaengganyong magyosi: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:29 PM

Iginiit ng Department of Health na hindi sagot ang paggamit ng vape para matigil ng isang tao ang paninigarilyo, at sa halip ay maaari pa raw itong makaudyok sa iba na magyosi. Read more »

DOF eyes higher 'sin tax' on liquor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 11:01 PM

Finance officials plan to raise even further the so-called "sin tax" on alcohol. Read more »

Ilang nagyoyosi, tumigil sa bisyo dahil sa mahal ng sigarilyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 12:44 AM

Ramdam na ng ilang konsumer ang inflation o ang pag-akyat ng presyo ng mga bilihin nitong Pebrero. Read more »

Ex-health chief pushes cigarette tax hike

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 11:09 AM

A fresh increase in taxes on tobacco products will help dissuade more Filipinos from picking up the habit, a former health secretary said Wednesday, as she pushed for its inclusion in the first package of the government's tax reform program. Read more »

Pacquiao, nais doblehin ang buwis sa sigarilyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 09:15 PM

Nais ni Senador Manny Pacquiao na doblehin ang buwis sa mga sigarilyo at gawin itong P60 kada pack mula sa kasalukuyang P30 lamang. Read more »

Angara says Pacquiao's tobacco tax proposal needs 'further studies'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 09:10 PM

Senator Sonny Angara said on Tuesday that Sen. Manny Pacquiao's proposal to hike the tax on tobacco needs to be backed by further studies.  Read more »