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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EXEMPTIONS/AMENDMENTS IN/WITHDRAWAL OF EXISTING EXEMPTIONS Rate of service tax restored to 12% As per section 66‚ the charging section under earlier regime‚ rate of service tax was 12% of the value of taxable services. However‚ the rate of service tax was reduced to 10% vide Notification No. 8/2009 ST dated 24.02.2009. With effect from 01.04.2012‚ Notification No. 02/2012-ST dated 17.03.2012 rescinded the said notification and the rate of service tax was restored to 12% for the period between 01.04.2012 to 30.06
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As the end of the year 2012 approached‚ the passing of the Sin Tax Bill grew into being the “talk of the town” – or perhaps‚ of the entire country. On the 20th of December of the same year‚ President Noynoy Aquino finally signed Republic Act No. 10351‚ better known as the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 which was implemented on January of the year 2013.The sin tax law is expected to raise 30 billion pesos ($750 million) which will be used for the health care services for over 5 million poor families just
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the alcopops tax is to correct for the negative externalities which abusers of alcopops impose on society. Using diagram(s) discuss how a tax on alcopops can correct for negative externalities associated with excessive consumption of alcopops. In a publication by University of Southern Queensland (2008)‚ it defines that ‘excise taxes are taxes imposed on sellers of certain goods and services‚ and they are usually substantially higher tan sales tax on regular goods’. Moreover‚ ‘tax incidence is
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Article Rebuttal By: Nathan BUS/COM 275 According to The Seattle Times Editorial (2012) website a new Seattle Arena will cost too much tax payer dollars and could affect mobility in the city. It should be understood that the arena proposal uses no current taxes to support neither the construction nor the daily operational expenses of the arena. The tax dollars generated by the arena itself will be put toward paying the balance of the 290 million dollars in bonds. Therefore the arena will require
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sparked debate about the merit of an explicit ‘fat tax’‚ aimed at either taxing foods according to their fat content or‚ more practically‚ taxing certain foods with a high fat content. Discuss the implications and effectiveness of a fat tax for reducing the consumption of high-fat foods? There are many implications and effectiveness of a fat tax an example of this is the ‘fat tax’ has now been enforced by some airlines (such as Samoa Air). ‘Fat tax’ is a dynamic efficiency as it is a new innovation
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Persuasive Speech Tax on Cigarettes I. Opening Statement of Interest- Imagine every year a town the size of Bakersfield disappearing‚ well you don’t have to imagine because it’s happening already. A. Speaker Credibility- According to Centers for disease control and prevention 443‚000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke‚ another 8.6 million people live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Despite the factors of smoking 46.6 million adults in the
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Asia Technological School of Science and Arts (ASIATECH) are in the education business since 2010. It started opening vocational or two year program in the field of information technology and hospitality management. To date‚ ASIATECH is now offering programs in the tertiary education with eight baccalaureate programs. With the increase of students enrolling in the institution‚ it is also a requirement that they increase the
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must do this in two different ways‚ grants and tax incentives. This way companies could save money‚ or receive money in return for changing their ways. Companies would change because it would save them money. They would receive tax incentives or breaks‚ meaning they would have to pay less. Also‚ grants would pay the companies for changing to have recycling programs‚ safer agriculture‚ and greener production. The government must offer incentives through tax incentives and grants. On the other hand‚ some
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ABSTRACT Obesity is an epidemic that is sweeping the United States at a rapid speed‚ and it kills. Obesity is responsible for killing more people than anything else‚ except for smoking. It affects people of all ages‚ races‚ income levels‚ and geographic locations. Obesity brings with it a myriad of problems that the individuals who suffer from it face‚ as well as social problems that are felt by people in all walks of life. There are astronomical costs that are attributed to it‚ being paid
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