under Republic Act No.

10351 or the Sin Tax Reform Law, tobacco products will be

slapped a unitary rate of P30 a pack starting Jan. 1, 2017, following a two-tier system
this year wherein cigarettes priced P11.50 a pack were being taxed P25 while those
priced higher were slapped P29 a pack.

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The raise in excise tax on cigarettes in 2012 made around eight million Filipino
smokers stop in their vice as the supply of cigarettes went down by more than 25
percent.

The 2012 landmark law on excise taxes made the smoking prevalence rate dropped
to 23 percent in 2016 from 31 percent four years ago or before the enactment of the
Republic Act 10351, otherwise known as the Sin Tax Reform Law.

According to Philippine Society of General Internal Medicine President Antonio

Miguel Dans, the latest prevalent rate is equivalent to eight million Filipinos who
have quit smoking.

(he raise in excise tax on cigarettes in 2012 made around eight million Filipino
smokers stop in their vice as the supply of cigarettes went down by more than 25
percent.

The 2012 landmark law on excise taxes made the smoking prevalence rate dropped
to 23 percent in 2016 from 31 percent four years ago or before the enactment of the
Republic Act 10351, otherwise known as the Sin Tax Reform Law.

According to Philippine Society of General Internal Medicine President Antonio

Miguel Dans, the latest prevalent rate is equivalent to eight million Filipinos who
have quit smoking.
Excise Tax Hike Decreases Number Of Smokers In The Philippines
by JAM PRIMERA on DECEMBER 2, 2016
PHILNEWS.PH

Under the law, 15 percent of incremental collections will go to tobacco-producing provinces. The money is
to be spent for the benefit of tobacco farmers.

The bulk of the remaining collections will go to the government’s universal health care program, which
provides PhilHealth insurance coverage to millions of poor families.

Part of the increment is to be apportioned among congressional districts for medical assistance and
health facilities.

Cigarette, alcohol taxes going up again

By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 1, 2016 - 12:00am

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Cigarette smoking significantly affects the lives of many Filipinos whether directly or indirectly. In fact,
dating back to 2009, based on the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), the Philippines has an
estimated 17.3 million tobacco consumers. Filipinos, on average, consume 1,073 cigarette sticks
annually. This large number of tobacco consumers encouraged the Congress in 2012 to pass Republic
Act (RA) No. 10351, commonly known as the “Sin Tax Law,” which aims to restructure the existing taxes
imposed on alcohol and tobacco products.

The Philippine government saw the duties on these products as a potential revenue source to fund the Universal
Health Care Program of the government. Likewise, higher taxes and consequently higher costs are seen as a
deterrent to the consumption of “sinful” products, whose adverse effects are mostly borne by the marginalized
segments of society.The colorful change for the sin tax on cigarettes

As previously mentioned, the unitary excise tax rate of P30.00 per pack of cigarettes whether
packed by hand or packed by machine is already in effect starting Jan. 1, 2017; thus, the two-
tiered rates for cigarettes (i.e. for high and low tax bracket) were reduced to a single rate.

TOP OF MIND By Karlo P. Porto (The Philippine Star) | Updated February 28, 2017 - 12:00am