The Sin Tax Bill (Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago) The Philippines has scandalously low taxes on two commodities that have been proven killers of individuals‚ destroyers of families and threats to national economic security: cigarette and spirits. At present‚ 25 million Filipino youth who are 18 years old are smokers. If they continue to smoke‚ half of them will die. Santiago is the principal author of Senate Bill No. 3249‚ “An Act restructuring the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
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Film Review: Kill Bill Volume 1 – The Spaghettiest of them all “Revenge is a dish best served cold”. Kill Bill: Volume One is a clever and slick rape-revenge‚ terrifically tying together film genres from Italian spaghetti westerns‚ Japanese Samurai movies and Hong Kong martial arts flicks. Quentin Tarintino is back. It’s been seven years since the release of ‘Jackie Brown’ and boy does he makes an impact. Once again Tarantino has managed to bring back the once popular film genres and effortlessly
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Introduction National Food Security Bill (referred to as NFSB in this report) is a proposed act which makes food availability a right for every citizen of India. The bill has come about after discussion amongst large number of stakeholders including right to food campaigners‚ National Advisory Council (NAC) and Government of India. There is a widespread agreement about the intension of the food security and a visibly clear gap about how to implement it. In the following report‚ we will first analyse
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Abstract Bill Gates is a modern business phenomenon. Bill Gates achieved his success through his leadership style‚ remarkable vision‚ and obsessive desire to win. He has distinguished himself as producing the top software for personal computers through his strong desire for success. Bill Gates has the characteristics of entrepreneurial leadership. He has found and operated an innovative business that developed a world renowned software. Bill Gates is a task oriented and charismatic person
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SIN TAX BILL MANILA‚ Philippines—A “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol dampened the New Year party spirit when it was introduced in the Philippines Tuesday‚ as part of a government bid to boost finances. Many stores started selling tobacco and drink at inflated prices before midnight‚ ahead of the official implementation of the tax hikes on January 1‚ hitting partygoers in the pocket. Tax on cigarettes will gradually be raised to P30 ($0.72) per pack by 2017‚ roughly doubling the current price
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A Project report On Electricity Bill Payment Prepared by Kousik Pan (Enroll no: ) in Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) 4th Semester Kolkata Date of Submission - 20/09/2013 LC – LC Code – Electricity Bill Payment By Kousik Pan (Enroll no: ) A project report (Minor) submitted for the requirement for the award the Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) from:- Student Declaration
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Revised food bill will have wider reach The bill was truncated from the NAC version at the first stage when the government finalized it and then the parliamentary standing committee went along similar lines and recommended further paring down of the benefits. Sources said concerns were raised by the Congress leadership about reducing existing benefits under the Antodaya Anna Yojana to the 2.5 crore poorest families as well as the recommendation of the standing committee to remove the Integrated
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The Reproductive Health Bill‚ popularly known as the RH Bill‚ is a Philippine bill promoting information on and access to both natural and modern family planning methods. The first time the Reproductive Health Bill was proposed was in 1998. During the present 15th Congress‚ the RH Bills filed are those authored by six members of the House of Representatives‚ and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago of the Senate. On January 31‚ 2011‚ these bills were consolidated into a single RH Bill which was then unanimously
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The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution. They state the rights each individual of the United States have. However‚ which amendments are the most vital to each citizen? The most important amendments of the Bill of Rights are the 1st‚ the right to freedom of expression‚ 2nd‚ the right to bear arms‚ and the ability to prevent cruel and unusual punishment‚ the 8th‚ amendments. One amendment that is extremely important is the 1st Amendment. The 1st Amendment grants the right
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rights of the American people. Two years later the Bill of Rights was published with the personal liberties of colonists. These articles were written with good intentions‚ but even today are taken out of context‚ twisted‚ and ignored. The United States Constitution begins a preamble to the Bill Of Rights. This states the purpose of the Bill of Rights‚ which is to “prevent misconstruction or abuse of it’s powers”. It then goes into the actual Bill of Rights and it’s ten amendments. Some colonists
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