January inflation may exceed 3% on sin tax adjustment
Inflation rate may hit as high as 3.2 percent in January, on higher fuel prices and after the government increased ...
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Sin tax cost, gains weighed
HEALTH benefits and the government’s revenue generation should be the main considerations of the sin tax law, Senator Panfilo Lacson ...
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Bishop backs pro-poor tax bill
Most Rev. Ricardo Baccay of the Diocese of Alaminos, Pangasinan urged faithfuls to shun vices and be wiser in spending ...
Read moreFinance urges Congress to leave Sin Tax Law alone
THE Finance department on Thursday urged lawmakers to leave the Sin Tax Law alone and let it mature next month. ...
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Tobacco tax bill sparks cigarette war
A NEW bill has triggered a war among cigarette companies while government tax collection agencies have clashed with Congress after ...
Read moreTobacco farmers oppose higher tax
Tobacco growers on Friday opposed a House bill that plans to introduce a big increase in the tobacco sin tax. ...
Read more2 illegal cigarette traders nabbed
Repercussions of the upcoming annual sin tax law cigarette price increases keep authorities busy as Philippine National Police operatives once ...
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