Wellness in Government: President Aquino certifies as urgent new sin tax bill on tobacco and alcohol

Aquino certifies as urgent new sin tax bill - The Philippine Star » News » Headlines: "The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP) yesterday lauded Aquino for certifying the sin tax reform bill as urgent. “We are happy that the President recognizes the need to reform the currently flawed taxation system in tobacco and alcohol and has acted upon this by making the sin tax reform bill of Abaya as an urgent measure to be passed in Congress,” said FCAP executive director Maricar Limpin.

Limpin said that while the “amended Abaya bill may not be ideal, as the original bill, we believe that this is still in the right direction.”

Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) had pushed for higher taxes for tobacco in the Philippines as the country’s cigarettes were among the “cheapest in Asia.”"

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