煙草在線據ABS-CBNnews.com報道編譯　　煙草制造商菲莫國際公司說，今年1月到5月，該公司在菲律賓的銷量增長了6.1%。

　　在5月底，菲莫國際公司的總銷量突破280億支，比去年同期的264億支增加了將近20億支。

　　其萬寶路品牌增長了10.3%，而其他品牌增長了5%，帶動了整體的增長。

　　菲莫國際亞洲地區的總裁瑪竇·洛倫佐利·佩萊格里尼（Matteo Lorenzo Pellegrini）指出，在“缺乏公平的競爭環境”中，公司的發貨量仍然取得增長。

　　“這一業績的關鍵在于對我們主要品牌的市場支持，以及為了保持與Mighty公司品牌的有競爭力的價格差距，所進行的重大價格投資，”他說。

　　佩萊格里尼則表示，盡管菲莫國際公司的數字增長，“但是基于官方的稅收統計和尼爾森數據，有明顯的跡象表明，在2013年，Mighty公司為了避稅只申報了大約一半的銷量。”　

　　他說，在第一季度，雖然Mighty公司估計的銷量下降，但在此期間因避稅目的而未申報的比例增加了。

　　“這將繼續阻止我們在一個公平競爭的環境中經營，既影響我們的市場份額，也影響我們的盈利能力，”他說。

　　佩萊格里尼補充說，在7月推出的印花稅票將有助于解決非法貿易問題。

　　“雖然仍有壓力，但我們對此保持樂觀，菲律賓將逐漸回歸到更加穩定和公平的商業環境中，”佩萊格里尼說。

　　“我們將繼續鼓勵當局采取果斷行動，我們希望7月份財政印花稅票的實施將幫助解決這一問題，”他補充說。

Philip Morris Posts Increase in Philippine Sales

　　Tobacco manufacturing firm Philip Morris International (PMI) said it posted a 6.1 percent jump in its sales volume in the Philippines from January to May.

　　PMI's total sales volume hit 28 billion units at end-May, nearly 2 billion units more than the 26.4 billion in the same period last year.

　　Its Marlboro brand led the growth with a 10.3 percent increase while its other brands increased by 5 percent.

　　PMI Asia region president Matteo Lorenzo Pellegrini noted that the rise in shipment volume occurred amid the "absence of a level playing field."

　　"Key to this performance has been the marketing support behind our main brands and the significant price investment in order to maintain competitive price gaps to Mighty Corp.'s brands," he said.

　　Pellegrini, however, said that despite PMI's positive numbers, "there are strong indications based on official tax statistics and Nielsen data that, in 2013, Mighty declared only about half of its sales volume for tax purposes."

　　He said that while there was a dip in Mighty's estimated sales volume in the first quarter, the proportion of underdeclaration for tax purposes increased during the period.

　　"This continues to prevent us from being able to operate on a level playing field, impacting both our market share and profitability," he said.

　　Pellegrini added that the launch of tax stamps in July will help address issues on illicit trade.

　　"With continuous pressure, we remain optimistic that the Philippines will gradually return to a more stable and fair business environment," said Pellegrini.

　　"We will continue to encourage the authorities to act decisively and we are hopeful the fiscal tax stamp implementation expected in July will help address this," he added. Enditem