Continued improvements in the taxation of tobacco products and the significant reduction in cigarette affordability … Continue reading PHL gets highest rating among ASEAN countries in global study on cigarette tax policy performance
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has thanked the Congress for its crucial role in ensuring … Continue reading Dominguez thanks Congress for preparing Government for COVID crisis with TRAIN, 2020 budget approval
Excise tax collections from so-called ‘sin’ products now redefined to include sweetened beverages (SBs) have … Continue reading ‘Sin’ tax collections almost double to P269.1-B in 2019
The Duterte administration remains fully committed to reduce poverty incidence to just 14 percent or … Continue reading Gov’t on track to reduce poverty rate to 14% or lower by 2022—Dominguez
Government made history in 2019 when on its watch, excise taxes on tobacco products were … Continue reading CTRP packages gain headway in Congress, says DOF
Build, Build, Build is the centerpiece program of President Rodrigo R. Duterte that ushers in … Continue reading Filipinos start benefiting from Build, Build, Build
The Philippines is well on track to meeting its ambitious target of eradicating extreme poverty … Continue reading Philippines on track to eradicate extreme poverty by 2040
