‘Sin’ tax collections will be primarily used to augment funding for the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) program, which starts this year. 21/02/20 ‘Sin’ tax collections almost double to P269.1-B in 2019Įxcise tax collections from so-called ‘sin’ products now redefined to include sweetened beverages (SBs) have raised a total of P269.1 billion in revenues in 2019, which is almost double the P143.5 billion collected from alcoholic drinks and cigarettes in 2015, the year prior to the assumption of President Duterte in office, according to data from the Department of Finance (DOF).įinance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua said that this year, DOF estimates show that the government would be able to raise around P332.3 billion from ‘sin’ taxes, given that ‘sin’ products will also cover electronic cigarettes such as heated tobacco products (HTPs) and vapor (vaping) products, and there are further increases in the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products.

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