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Illicit cigarette trade still rampant in the Philippines, makes up a fifth of total sales

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 29, 2015 - 10:00am

Illicit cigarette consumption in the Philippines remains sizable with 19 billion cigarettes consumed in 2014, accounting for nearly a fifth of total consumption, according to a recent study by UK-based research group...

Business

Revenue leakage persists due to illegal tobacco trade – Tan

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 22, 2014 - 12:00am

Revenue leakage continues unabated and will remain high unless illicit tobacco trade and smuggling of products abroad are counteracted immediately.

Business

Sin taxes reach P78.3 B in 9 months

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | November 25, 2014 - 12:00am

Excise tax collections from the sale of tobacco and alcohol products continued to outpace the government’s target in...

Business

All systems go for BIR’s stamp tax project

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 16, 2014 - 12:00am

Its all systems go for the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s stamp tax project following the approval by the Department of...

Business

Group offers to help gov’t inspect tobacco firms’ facilities

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | June 30, 2014 - 12:00am

FCTC Alliance of the Philippines, a civil society group that supported the passage of the sin tax reform law,  is willing to assist the government in conducting inspections of tobacco firms’ facilities...

Business

Complacent

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | June 19, 2014 - 12:00am

Last month, the BIR again missed its collection target — as the agency has done consistently. It shouldn’t be news; but it is.

Opinion

LT Group banks on other units for growth

By Neil Jerome C. Morales | June 10, 2014 - 12:00am

LT Group Inc., the investment holding firm of tycoon Lucio Tan, remains wary of the illicit cigarette trade that cut into its market share but other operating units are poised for growth amid a strong economy company...

Business

Experts nagbabala sa high 'sin tax'

By Butch M. Quejada | October 8, 2012 - 12:00am

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Bansa

Int'l tax expert warns gov't against high taxes

October 6, 2012 - 12:00am

The chief of the US-based International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) has warned the Philippine government against high taxes on fast-moving goods like cigarettes, saying this would definitely give rise...

Business

Government officials open Asia Pacific Tax Forum

By Iris Gonzales | October 4, 2012 - 12:00am

Senior government officials and industry representatives from the Asia Pacific region yesterday opened the Asia Pacific Tax Forum for its 9th annual meeting.

Business