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Is sin tax reform working?

By Rey Gamboa | July 11, 2013 - 12:00am

Half the job has been delivered. With the national government acknowledging markedly higher tax collections during the first four months of the year from the twin sin products of tobacco and alcohol...

Business

New sin tax means 5-million additional health insurance beneficiaries, says Abad

By Iris Gonzales | October 3, 2011 - 12:00am

A new sin tax measure would allow the government to add at least five million recipients or beneficiaries of state health insurance coverage, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said.

Business

Government eyes P60 B/yr from proposed excise tax on 'sin' products

By Iris Gonzales | September 19, 2011 - 12:00am

The government expects to earn P60 billion a year from a bill seeking to restructure excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products.

Business

Gov't to lose P2.4B in add'l revenue sans new sin tax law

By Iris Gonzales | September 2, 2011 - 12:00am

The government stands to lose P2 billion to P2.4 billion in additional revenues if no new sin tax measure will be passed by 2013, Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said.

Business

DOF supports higher taxes on sin products

By Iris Gonzales | August 21, 2011 - 12:00am

The Department of Finance (DOF) has reiterated its support to pending measures seeking to raise taxes on alcohol and cigarettes or the so-called sin products.

Business

Aquino admin mulls raising taxes next year

By Iris Gonzales | June 20, 2011 - 12:00am

The Aquino administration will consider raising taxes starting next year, a Finance official said over the weekend.

Business

Department of Finance cites need to hike sin taxes

By Iris Gonzales | March 31, 2011 - 12:00am

The Department of Finance (DOF) said there is a need to raise sin taxes so that the industry is not controlled by just one company.

Business

Excise tax collections hit P31.6B in 2010

By Iris Gonzales | February 12, 2011 - 12:00am

The government’s tobacco excise tax collections surged 22 percent to P31.6 billion in 2010, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reported yesterday.

Business