煙草在線據《國際煙草雜志》報道編譯　　英美煙草菲律賓公司支持一項政府批準的法案，該法案將對國家的消費稅政策進行改革，并為進入市場的新舊公司提供公平的競爭環境。

　　據《馬尼拉標準今日報》報道，新法案將把卷煙價格與通貨膨脹掛鉤，并消除“新”“老”品牌之間的稅收差別。

　　在現行的稅收制度中，老品牌——煙草公司1996年前推出的品牌——享受每包卷煙12比索（0.23歐元）的優惠稅價。煙草公司1996年以后推出的品牌，每包卷煙征稅28.30比索（0.49歐元）。

　　英美煙草菲律賓公司總經理詹姆斯·拉弗蒂（James Lafferty）表示：“如果緊跟1996后出品的卷煙，尤其是1997年，在這樣的稅制下，即使我們出售卷煙產品的價格與菲莫福川公司相同，我們卻必須支付更多的消費稅。這是我見過的最不公平的事……我們只是簡單地希望政府能夠公平對待所有公司，并為我們打破壟斷局面。”

　　菲莫福川煙草公司目前控制著94%的國內煙草市場。

　　政府批準的新消費稅法案旨在第一年增加607億比索、第二年增加843億比索、第三年增加1184億比索、第四年增加1280億比索及第五年增加1393億比索的額外收入。

BAT backs excise tax bill

Tobacco Journal
27 Feb 2012

　　British American Tobacco (BAT) supports a government-endorsed bill to reform the country's excise tax policy, as it would level the playing field for old and new entries to the market.

　　The new bill would peg cigarette prices to inflation and remove the distinction between "old" and "new" brands for tax purposes, reports the Manila Standard Today.

　　Under the present excise tax scheme, old brands - those that were established by tobacco companies operating in the country before 1996 -enjoy a preferential excise tax treatment of PHP 12 (EUR 0.23) per pack of cigarettes. Companies that came in after 1996 are levied an excise tax of PHP 28.30 per pack (EUR 0.49).

　　James Lafferty, general manager of BAT Philippines, said: "If you came in just after 1996, or specifically in 1997, which happened in our case, we have to pay higher excise tax even if we are selling the product at the rate of Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp. This is the most unfair thing that I ever seen. [...] We just simply want the government to level the battle field in order for us to destroy the monopoly."

　　Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp (PMFTC) controls 94 percent of the domestic tobacco market.

　　The administration-endorsed excise tax bill aims to generate additional revenues of PHP 60.7 billion on the first year, PHP 84.3 billion on its second year, PHP 118.4 billion on the third year, PHP 128 billion on the fourth year, and PHP 139.3 billion on the fifth year.