Senate to try passing tobacco tax law before end of 17th Congress 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Vanne Elaine TerrazolaThe Senate will do its best to accommodate the appeal of government economic managers to pass the bill increasing the excise taxes on tobacco products before the end of the 17th Congress. Dominguez had asked for the approval of the measure that will allow the government to raise tobacco excise taxes to fund the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. “We discussed only sin taxes particularly tobacco tax. The House of Representatives already passed its version which pegs the tobacco tax rate at P37.50 per pack.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 22, 2019 13:48 UTC