The World Health Organization (WHO) suggestion to implement “sin taxes” on sweetened beverages, alcohol and tobacco to cover its budget deficit would place an...
An Australian security expert asked the Philippine government to learn from his country’s policy mistakes involving excessive taxation on tobacco and vaping products.
“The annual...
Economists and industry stakeholders said a more rationalized excise tax framework is crucial to reducing the burgeoning illicit trade of cigarettes and vapes in...
The Philippine E-Cigarette Industry Association (PECIA) is throwing its support to the Department of Finance’s efforts to boost tax collection and crack down on...
Health reform advocates, civil society organizations, and government representatives recently gathered in Quezon City for a public forum titled "Sin Tax Strategies for a...
The enactment of the bill imposing additional excise taxes on alcohol products, heated tobacco and vapor products will guarantee that the funding gap for...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday insisted revenues that would be raised under the proposed sin tax measure, which would impose higher taxes...
