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*Current tobacco users: Used any tobacco products (smoked and/or smokeless)
**Current tobacco smokers: Smoked tobacco products including cigarettes,
loose tobacco, pipe tobacco, etc. GATS Philippines 2015
Tobacco industry poses THREAT to sustainable
development
http://www.dof.gov.ph/index.php/advocacies/sin-tax-reform/
Salient Features of the Sin Tax Law
Significant Tax Effectively discourage smoking and excessive
Increase drinking, and simultaneously generate ample
revenues of public services
Unitary Tax Rates Discourages downshifting by reducing the price
gap among brands through the
implementation of a uniform tax rate
Automatic Annual Increasing the tax rate by 4% every year to
Increases prevent increasing cigarette and alcohol
affordability.
Removal of the Price All brands will pay taxes based on their
Classification Freeze respective current prices.
70.69
70
60
50
40
29.55
30
20
10 Tobacco Alcohol
140
In Billion Pesos
122.63
120
100
80
60 53.23
40
20 9.73
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
60
In Millions
52.52
50 43.73
40
30
20.43 21.01
20
10
0
2012 2013 2014 2015
19.9% relative
reduction overall
*Current tobacco users (smoked and/or smokeless) GATS Philippines 2009 and 2015
Achievement:
Exposure to tobacco smoke declined in all public places and
nearly halved in government buildings and health care facilities
*Among those who work outside of the home who usually work indoors or both indoors and outdoors
**Among those who used public transportation in the past 30 days
***Smoking occurs in the home at least monthly
****Among those who visited restaurants/government buildings or offices/health care facilities GATS Philippines 2015
Achievement:
27.0%
increase
9.0%
increase