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Farmers skeptical on lower excise tax take

September 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Tobacco farmers were surprised to learn that excise tax collections would go down next year even if there would be a scheduled increase beginning Jan. 1, 2011.

Business

Farmers laud administration on tobacco excise tax stand

August 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Tobacco farmers lauded President Aquino and Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima for retaining the current excise tax rate on tobacco products, saying the move would further stimulate the growth of the farm sector as...

Business

Tobacco farmers score tax stamps

April 25, 2010 - 12:00am

Tobacco farmers in the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley regions have criticized Sicpa Products Security SA (SICPA) for being impatient in cornering a multi-billion peso contract with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)...

Business

Tobacco farmers press charges vs BIR executives

February 21, 2010 - 12:00am

Tobacco farmers in Northern Luzon want four more executives of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) jailed for favoring a multi-billion peso tax stamp scheme which, they said, could kill the local tobacco indus...

Business

Tobacco farmers file graft charges vs BIR officials

January 24, 2010 - 12:00am

The country’s biggest tobacco cooperatives filed on Friday graft charges against certain officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for allegedly giving unwarranted benefits and advantages to SICPA Products...

Business

Various groups urge DOF to rethink additional cigarette tax

June 11, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – The drop in cigarette excise tax collections this year following an increase in rates last Jan. 1 should force the Department of Finance to rethink its proposal for yet another round of...

Business

NGO urges Congress to reject new cigarette tax

February 20, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - A non-governmental organization (NGO) has joined the growing clamor for Congress to reject proposals to increase the excise tax on tobacco products to spare from further economic woes the more...

Business

Tobacco farmers wary over new cigarette tax

February 14, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Tobacco farmer groups lauded Antique Rep. Exequiel Javier, chairman of the House ways and means committee, for taking the cudgels on their behalf and the two million Filipinos who depend on...

Business