DAVAO CITY—Forgot to buy your cigarette or did you suddenly run out of a stick to light? Think twice before mooching a stick from a friend because the answer will most likely be: “I ran out of a cigarette myself.” The days of smoker generosity are disappearing and the new Sin Tax Law [...]
Declaring foreign currency deposits as required in the new Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) form may not be a good idea for government officials and employees, a veteran tax collector claimed Saturday.
In a move seen to discourage the entry of more foreign mining companies, the provincial government has enacted an ordinance that will increase taxes on mineral lands starting next year.
The members of the bicameral committee on the sin tax bill have come to an agreement on some of its non-contentious issues but the deliberations on the disagreeing provisions would have to wait until their second meeting.
For pet owners in Pasay City, it’s a dog’s life.
Senators with varying positions on how much sin taxes should be raised appear headed for a showdown as the Senate begins debates on the controversial measure Tuesday afternoon.
Senator Ralph Recto on Wednesday turned the tables on the House of Representatives when he insinuated that it conspired with alcohol companies, which resulted in a lower tax imposition on alcohol products.
Senator Ralph Recto appears to be the second head of a congressional ways and means committee to lose his post in the administration’s drive to increase revenues through sin tax measures pending in Congress.
By not supporting the popular sin tax reform measure, lawmakers will arouse suspicion they’re on the take from tobacco and liquor companies, an aide to President Benigno Aquino III said Saturday.
President Benigno Aquino smokes but doesn’t want youngsters to join the smoking club.
Former Senator Juan Flavier on Friday scored the committee report of Senator Ralph Recto on the sin tax bill for putting the interests of the powerful tobacco lobby ahead of the health of millions of Filipinos.
Sen. Ralph Recto said it is now up to his colleagues in the Senate to tweak his committee report on the Senate version of the sin tax reform bill after administration officials criticized the measure for falling short of what the government needs in terms of revenues and public health.
Tagum City’s new ordinance raising real property tax in some areas by over 800 percent could become a major election campaign issue in next year’s mayoral race there as one of the candidates is among the landowners who questioned the law at the Supreme Court.
