The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) targets to collect higher excise taxes of up to P338 billion this year as the government ...

MANILA, Philippines — The higher consumption of “sin” products last year pushed the government’s excise tax collection to P303 billion, with the gap finally narrowing to single digit.

Philippines —The Bureau of Internal Revenue will have to revise its revenue collection targets if Congress approves the proposed two-year moratorium on the annual hikes in tobacco excise tax ...

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), through Revenue Region (RR)-16, destroyed 254,260 packs of untaxed cigarette products ...

MANILA, Philippines — Health experts and advocates urge the candidates of the upcoming midterm elections to support the call for further raising excise taxes on alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, and vapes ...