煙草在線據(jù)《馬尼拉公報》報道編譯　　來自菲律賓La Union的一名立法議員說，在考慮新的征稅措施，如對煙草和酒精消費稅實行指數(shù)化之前，菲律賓政府應(yīng)該努力執(zhí)行現(xiàn)行法律法規(guī)。

　　盡管財政部希望煙酒提稅提案在明年年中得到批準，但La Union的議員Victor Ortega指出，政府還需要真正地執(zhí)行卷煙法律法規(guī)。

　　Victor Ortega說：“如果我們不能嚴格地執(zhí)行禁止向未成年人出售卷煙這樣的現(xiàn)行法律法規(guī)的話，通過新法又有什么用呢？”

　　但菲律賓財政部解釋說，有必要提高煙草與酒精的稅率，這樣，煙草業(yè)就不會僅僅被一家公司所控制，同時也有必要提高政府的征稅效率。

　　目前，控制著菲律賓90%煙草市場的是菲莫福川公司（PMFTC），即菲利普莫里斯公司與陳永栽擁有的福川煙草公司的合資企業(yè)。

　　菲律賓財政部還打算通過重組的煙酒消費稅，征收到大約600億比索額外的稅收。通過這些措施獲得的稅收將指定用于政府提議的公共健康保健系統(tǒng)。

　　不過，Ortega警告說，提稅和在卷煙煙盒上附上圖片健康警語的提案可能促使伊羅戈斯（Ilocos）地區(qū)的煙農(nóng)考慮恢復(fù)種植大麻。

　　Ortega說：“我們花了很長時間與大麻的種植進行斗爭。我們已經(jīng)取得了很大的成功，可能除了山區(qū)的部分地區(qū)以外，我們已經(jīng)將大麻種植減到最少程度。”

　　根據(jù)菲律賓政府的估計，征收罪惡稅在執(zhí)行的第一年可能籌集到190億至200億比索，在第二年可能籌集到300億至400億比索，在第三年可能籌集到400億至500億比索，而在第四年可能籌集到600億至700億比索。

　　菲律賓國會的籌款委員會還在商討提高罪惡稅的措施。

　　預(yù)算與管理大臣Florencio B. Abad在早些時候說，籌款委員會聽證及各種“罪惡稅”提案的推遲，促使籌款委員會主席、八打雁眾議員Hermilando I. Mandanas被去免去職務(wù)。

　　新任命的籌款委員會主席、達沃市的眾議員Isidro T. Ungab說，他會優(yōu)先考慮，并快速通過消費稅改革提案。

Cigarette rules not properly implemented

Manila Bulletin
Jan 4, 2012

　　MANILA, Philippines — The national government should endeavor to enforce existing rules and regulations before considering new tax measure, like the indexation of excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol, a lawmaker from La Union said.

　　While the Department of Finance (DoF) wanted the proposed hike in levies on alcohol and tobacco be approved by the middle of next year, La Union Representative Victor Ortega pointed that the government has yet properly implemented the rules and regulations on cigarettes.

　　"What's the use of passing new laws if we cannot strictly enforce existing rules and regulations like the ban on selling cigarettes to minors," Ortega said.

　　But the finance department explained that there is a need to raise tobacco and alcohol taxes so that the industry is not controlled by just one company and to improve the government's tax efficiency.

　　Currently, the company that controls 90 percent of the Philippine market is PMFTC, the merged entity of Philip Morris and Lucio Tan-owned Fortune Tobacco Corporation.

　　The finance department is also aiming to collect roughly P60 billion in additional revenues through the restructured excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco. Revenue from the measure would be earmarked for the government's proposed public health care system.

　　Ortega, however, warned that an increase in taxes and the proposed attachment of graphic health warnings on cigarette packs may trigger tobacco farmers in the Ilocos Region to thinking about going back to marijuana planting.

　　"It took us a long, long time in the Ilocos Region to fight this marijuana planting. And we've gone a long way into minimizing it, except maybe in a few portions of the mountainous areas," Ortega said.

　　According to government estimates, the sin tax measure could raise as much as P19 billion to P20 billion in the first year of implementation, P30 billion to P40 billion in the second year, P40 billion to P50 billion in the third year and P60 billion to P70 billion in the fourth year.

　　The sin tax hike measure is still being deliberated by the House ways and means committee.

　　Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad earlier said that delays in committee hearings and in the consolidation of the various "sin" tax bills had prompted the removal of committee chairman Batangas Rep. Hermilando I. Mandanas.

　　Newly instated ways and means committee chairman Davao City Rep. Isidro T. Ungab has said that he would prioritize and fast-track the passage of proposed excise tax reforms.