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                    [Title] => Gov't misses tobacco tax goals
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The government’s tax collections from tobacco products failed to meet the goal assigned to the sector the past two years, strengthening the Aquino administration’s case for higher sin taxes.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 851155 [Title] => New sin tax to provide more funds for health workers [Summary] =>

The Finance-backed sin tax measure would translate to more funds for the health sector and may even remove the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) to hike the mandatory contributions of members in the near future.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
FINANCE SECRETARY CESAR PURISIMA AND HEALTH SECRETARY ENRIQUE ONA
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                    [ArticleID] => 852515
                    [Title] => Gov't misses tobacco tax goals
                    [Summary] => 

The government’s tax collections from tobacco products failed to meet the goal assigned to the sector the past two years, strengthening the Aquino administration’s case for higher sin taxes.

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The Finance-backed sin tax measure would translate to more funds for the health sector and may even remove the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) to hike the mandatory contributions of members in the near future.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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