MANILA, Philippines — The bill that seeks to raise the excise tax on tobacco products may have a rough time in the upper chamber, Senate leaders admitted on Monday. “Seriously, medyo may kahirapan,” Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said in an interview at the Senate. Aside from questions on the bill and the lack of time to approve it, Sotto disclosed that some senators lamented the President’s veto of some measures pushed by the Department of Finance (DOF). READ: Duterte vetoes bill expanding powers of SolGen’s officeDespite this, Zubiri said the Senate would still deliberate on the sin tax bill but there is no assurance it would be approved by the upper chamber. There was lukewarm support,” Zubiri said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2019 10:41 UTC