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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has called for higher taxes on vapor products, warning that taxing them less than cigarettes would lead to significant revenue losses for the government. “We wish to maintain that cigarette products and heated tobacco products should be taxed at the same rate, your honor,” said BIR Large Taxpayers Service […]
The government’s crackdown on illicit trade is intensifying, with tax authorities vowing to press forward with criminal charges against unregistered and non-compliant players in the growing vape market, following the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) filing of an ₱8.7 billion tax evasion case before the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a television interview on Thursday, […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hosted a briefing session with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and representatives from online shopping platforms Lazada, Tiktok, and Shopee to explore potential joint operations aimed at tackling illegal vape products. DTI Secretary Fred Pascual said the Department is holding violators accountable by equipping monitoring and enforcement […]
House members pushed for a congressional inquiry into the proliferation of marijuana infused e-cigarettes or vapes after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) monitored a rise in the product’s presence nationwide during its latest anti-illegal drugs operations.During a press briefing, Deputy Speaker Jay-Jay Suarez, Davao Oriental Representative Cheeno Miguel Almarrio, Lanao del Sur Representative Zia […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Representative Ray T. Reyes believes increasing taxes on e-cigarettes will help raise funds for Universal Health Care and dissuade the youth from vaping. Reyes also expressed his concern over the increasing number of teenagers in the country that are using vape. Republic Act 11900 or the Vape Law passed in July 2022 lowered […]
Following the latest order of President Rodrigo Duterteto ban vaping only in public places, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the House of Representatives will now propose the imposition of higher taxes on vaping products. Salceda, the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said the Chamber will remove from its proposal the additional […]