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Increased tobacco, alcohol taxes to generate P137.2 billion

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Congress’ ratification of the bill increasing excise taxes on alcohol, heated tobacco, and vapor products will raise an...

New law expands health benefits for the poor

A legislator on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte has provided the poor with more health benefits as he signed a law that institutionalizes the...

Congress asked to hike sin taxes

Youth groups asked Congress to urgently pass higher taxes on alcohol, heated tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to help ensure sufficient funding of the...

DoF: Tobacco tax increase historic

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the Duterte administration made history by increasing the excise tax on tobacco twice to raise funds for the...

‘Sin tax imposes higher taxes’

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday insisted revenues that would be raised under the proposed sin tax measure, which would impose higher taxes...

Angara endorses bill hiking excise tax on tobacco products

To reduce smoking prevalence among Filipinos and raise crucial funding for the government’s Universal Health Care program, Senator Sonny Angara on Monday endorsed to...

Doctors set drive vs. pro sin tax bets

Doctors from at least 30 medical societies threatened Friday to boycott and even campaign against lawmakers who block the increase in so-called sin taxes...

House backs Finance push for stiffer ‘sin taxes’

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading proposals to increase the excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol products to raise...
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