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Health advocates welcome passage of sin tax bill

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Posted at Jun 06 12:33 AM

The Department of Health believes raising the excise taxes on tobacco products will help curb the number of smokers in the country. Read more »

Gov't intensifying crackdown on cigarette smuggling: finance official

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Updated as of Jun 05 12:56 PM

MANILA - The government is strengthening its efforts against the smuggling of cigarettes as the both houses of Congress pass the bill increasing the excise tax rates for tobacco. Read more »

House approves Senate version of tobacco sin tax bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 09:04 PM

The bill will now be ready for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. Read more »

Congress sorting out 'issues' on tobacco sin tax bill

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Updated as of Jun 04 04:00 PM

In an interview with ANC, Quezon 4th district Rep., and House Committee on Health chair Angelina Tan said the issue could be “about the percentage that the LGU [local government unit] is getting currently.” Read more »

Escudero on House adoption of cigarette tax bill: 'Take it or leave it'

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Updated as of Jun 04 10:02 AM

MANILA - Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Tuesday said the upper house is expecting their counterpart in the House of Representatives to adopt its version of the cigarette tax bill. Read more »

Senate OKs higher excise taxes on cigarettes

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Updated as of Jun 04 01:09 PM

MANILA - The Senate on Monday night approved a bill raising the excise taxes on tobacco products, and imposing duties on vape products.  Read more »

Senate to push for 'sin tax' approval on Monday: Pacquiao

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Updated as of Jun 03 04:29 PM

The Senate's version of the sin tax bill aims to impose up to P60 per pack additional excise taxes on tobacco products, while the House version proposed a lower P45 per pack hike. Read more »

‘Sin’ tax hike in itself can’t undo corruption, inefficiencies in system: Recto

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 09:11 PM

Raising excise taxes on tobacco could worsen corruption, and inefficiencies in tax collection and health-care service delivery if existing problems are neglected, Sen. Recto says. Read more »

Senators address smuggling threat with cigarette tax hike: Gatchalian

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Updated as of May 29 09:54 AM

The Senate is rushing debates on "sin tax" increases after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the measure as urgent. Lawmakers only have until next week to pass the law before they go on break. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Reward for elections?

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Posted at May 29 04:01 AM

Why is the President traveling to Japan with, according to reports, some 200 delegates? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Zubiri hopes House will adopt DOF-backed tobacco sin tax hike

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Posted at May 29 12:06 AM

MANILA – Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said he hopes that the Department of Finance will convince the House of Representatives to adopt the higher version of the proposed tobacco tax hike.  Read more »

Gordon wants programs for tobacco farmers amid proposed 'sin tax' hike

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 11:34 PM

MANILA - Sen. Richard Gordon on Tuesday demanded clear-cut government programs to cushion the “sin tax" hike’s impact on tobacco farmers.  Read more »

Sin tax reform part of gov't's 'fiscal responsibility' for stable investment funding: DOF

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Posted at May 28 09:44 PM

The sin tax reform, which seeks to raise excise taxes for alcoholic beverages and tobacco, will help cover the funding gap for the Universal Healthcare law that will be fully implemented by 2020, Finance assistant secretary Tony Lambino told DZMM radio. Read more »

Duterte certifies as urgent bill seeking higher tobacco excise tax

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 08:52 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent a bill seeking to increase excise taxes on tobacco products. Read more »

The ANC Brief: The President’s health

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Posted at May 28 04:00 AM

Will concerns about the President’s health die down as he makes a trip to Japan? These are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Paglala ng smuggling sa sigarilyo, pinangangambahan

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Posted at May 28 01:24 AM

Isinusulong sa Senado ang panukalang itaas ang buwis para sa sigarilyo at iba pang tobacco products ng P60 sa loob ng 4 na taon.  Read more »

Health advocates make final push for higher taxes on tobacco

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Posted at May 27 11:11 PM

Hundreds of health advocates make a last ditch effort to urge Philippine senators to pass a measure that aims to increase cigarette taxes.  Read more »

Will cigarette smuggling worsen with sin tax hike?

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 09:32 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Richard Gordon have expressed concern that smuggling of cigarettes and other tobacco products may worsen should the proposal to raise excise taxes gain the Senate's approval.  Read more »

Staggered tobacco tax hike gives farmers room for 'transition' to other crops: solon

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Posted at May 27 07:01 PM

The Senate is pushing for a measure that would raise tobacco excise taxes to P45 in 2020, followed by a P5 increase until the rate reaches P60 by 2023. Read more »

Finance chief renews call for Senate to pass sin tax hikes

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Posted at May 26 08:43 AM

Raising so-called "sin taxes" to at least P60 per pack of cigarettes and at least P40 per liter of alcohol will help fill a funding gap for universal health care that could balloon to P426 billion in 2024, the head of President Rodrigo Duterte's economic team said. Read more »