Single cigarette tax rate easier for govt: Henares

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1460594" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><p>MANILA - A single tax rate for cigarettes, which will take effect next year, will make revenue collection easier for the government, former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares said Friday.</p><p>Some lawmakers are pushing for the continuation of the current <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/07/16/house-oks-sin-tax-law-amendment-on-2nd-reading">two-tier system</a>, wherein more expensive cigarettes are taxed higher compared to lower-priced brands.</p><p>A unitary rate of P32 per pack will also discourage more people from smoking, Henares said. Signed in 2012, the Sin Tax Law was envisioned as a health measure that will raise funds for universal health care.</p><ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li><strong>READ: </strong> <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/08/16/finance-chief-backs-full-implementation-of-cigarette-tax-law">Finance chief backs full implementation of cigarette tax law </a></li></ul><p>&quot;Kung isang level lang, bibilangin lang namin ilang pack lumabas, times itong rate... Mas madaling kolektahin ang single tier at hindi paglalaruan ang presyo,&quot; Henares said.</p><p>(If it&#x27;s just a single level, we will just have to count the number of cigarette packs and multiply it by the tax rate... It&#x27;s easier to collect from a single-tier because prices cannot be manipulated.)</p><p>&quot;Maski anong presyo nung sigarilyo, pareho lang naman yung effect. Magkakasakit ka pa rin. Pareho rin yung sakit na macocontract niyo, pareho din yung gastos,&quot; she added.</p><p>(All cigarettes have the same effect regardless of the price. Smokers will still get sick. They will get the same disease and will cost the same.)</p>

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Single cigarette tax rate easier for govt: Henares

Single cigarette tax rate easier for govt: Henares

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Published Dec 16, 2016 12:50 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 16, 2016 02:27 PM PHT

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