SIN TAX MANILA‚ Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III signed the Sin Tax reform bill into law Thursday‚ saying it was an early Christmas gift for Filipinos. “Today we sign‚ finally‚ a law that will serve as an early Christmas gift for millions of Filipinos‚” Aquino said in Filipino. “We aim to make health benefits available for all‚ regardless of wealth‚ the life of Filipinos is sacred‚” he said. The Sin Tax Bill aims to raise additional revenues by increasing taxes in so called “sin products”
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Pay For Performance Jentry Pippin HCS/531 December 24‚ 2012 Jody Sklar Pay For Performance Prior to the 2000s‚ fee-for-service systems dominated how health
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EDUCATION PAYS Many people see school as barrier or an obstacle that’s gets in the way‚ many people have different plans for their future after they graduate from High School. They might already have a job lined up for them but furthering your education is better for you. Education can benefit you in many different types of ways. College-educated workers are more likely to receive health insurance and pension benefits‚ and they report higher levels of job satisfaction. College graduates are more
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are again making history: for the past 15 years‚ we have been trying to reform the tax structure of imposing excise tax on tobacco and alcohol products. After 15 long years‚ we have finally succeeded.” “As the people’s servant‚ I shall personally ensure that this government shall implement the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 in a transparent and accountable manner starting Jan. 1‚ 2013‚” he said. Starting today‚ the tax on cigarettes packed by hand‚ which comprise the bulk of tobacco products sold in
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Should the top executives of the major banks that received bail-out money be allowed to receive large bonuses? My first response to this question is “Maybe?” I personally believe that I can make a convincing argument for why bank executives should have got large bonus’s and just as equally a convincing argument as why they should not have. I must start by saying the government should not have been allowed to give out exurbanite sums of tax payer dollars to these banks to begin with. Whether
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Kick the Habit‚ or Kick the Bucket Stephen King’s short story “Quitters‚ Inc.” involves a smoker trying to kick the habit‚ and getting results no matter the means. Dick Morrison meets Jimmy McCann‚ an old friend‚ in the bar of the Kennedy International airport. McCann has stopped smoking‚ gained a promotion‚ and become physically fir since the last time they met. He tells Morrison about an agency that helped him quit smoking and gave him a business card for Quitters‚ Inc.‚ which Morrison just put
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The so-called gender pay gap‚ which has been debunked many times‚ is still one of the most talked about feminist topics. Feminists still believe that women earn only 77% of what a man earns. This is simply not true. There are several factors which affect men and women’s salaries‚ and hourly pay isn’t one of them. If women truly did earn 77% of what a man earns‚ then the workforce would be almost completely made up of women so that every major company can save up to 23% on wages. The substantial amount
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empirical research on tax evasion‚ delineating the variety of factors affecting noncompliance and examining possible remedies. Particular emphasis is placed on the institutional and procedural rules governing the tax enforcement policy. JEL classification: K34 Keywords: Tax Enforcement‚ Compliance‚ Taxpayer’s Behavior‚ Tax Gap 1. Introduction Tax evasion is said to occur when individuals deliberately fail to comply with their tax obligations. The resulting tax revenue loss may cause
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Should Health Care Be Mandatory? The Pros and Cons Nichole Dailey Introductions to Computers Mrs. Hopple January 10‚ 2011 There are many good benefits of having mandatory health care. The most beneficial fact that the new health care reform bill will offer is that pre-existing conditions will now be banned and abolished among health insurance contracts. It will also be beneficial to drug and biotech companies since they will have millions more insured people who will be able afford their
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In my opinion healthcare should be rationed because healthcare in many cases can be a scarce resource and all scarce resources are rationed in different ways. In countries with national healthcare system‚ rationing is done depending on medical needs. The urgent needs get sooner care. Crucial care is provided quickly‚ as compared to less urgent care which may take a while. In United States‚ however there is rationing not in true sense because people who have insurance get better and quicker care as
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