And why it’s better than Recto’s Sin Tax versionand all the other versions out there

ANG TUNAY NA

BAWAS BISYO BILL

ANG TUNAY NA

BAWAS BISYO BILLay ang una at original na sin tax bill sa

senado. ito ay unang inihain ni senator Miriam defensor-santiago noong setyembre.

This version of the Sin Tax Bill is the one and only version that best achieves the ultimate goal of why we must raise taxes

for sin items:

BETTER PUBLIC HEALTH

IT DIMINISHES THE SIN TAX ON CIGARETTES

CIGARETTE

TIER*

+PHP30+PHP30

+PHP30

+ PHP6+PHP10

+ PHP1 4

THE REAL

SIN TAX(before)

THE RECTOFIED

SIN TAX(AFTER)

*Price range categories(TIER 3)

(TIER 1)

(TIER 2)

P30 tax?! Diba masyado namang mataas yun? Kaya ko binabaan e NO

THAT’S NOTTHE POINTMR. SENATOR

If we cut down the proposed taxes to recto’s place...

We effectively give up P25B that could’ve been allocated for national health projects

And doomed 51,000 smokers every year who would’ve been saved by the REAL Sin Tax

P25B

RIP

AND THE WORST PART ISRecto’s Sin Tax Bill is geared towards the interestsof the tobacco companies, and NOT the public health

CIGARETTE

TIERPHP6

PHP10PHP1 4

PHP6PHP12PHP1 4

THE RECTOFIED

SIN TAXPHILIP

MORRISPROPOSAL

Just look at the numbers, the Rectofied Sin Tax is Php2 away from being a carbon copy of Philip Morris’ Sin Tax version proposal.(In fact, Recto’s version has even less taxes than what Philip Morris wanted!)

“[The revised Sin Tax Bill] is an abject surrender to the very rich and very powerful tobacco and alcohol lobby,” – Miriam Defensor-Santiago

(TIER 3)

(TIER 1)

(TIER 2)

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!With Recto’s revised version, there’s even a possibility that the

price of cigarette will DECREASE instead of increase!

CIGARETTE TIER 2(+PHP10 tax)

CIGARETTE TIER 1(+PHP 6 tax)

CIGARETTE TIER 3(+PHP14 tax)

Php25+10 = Php35

Php26*+6 = Php32

AFTER

N YEARS

YEAR 1

As the tier categories move up in their price ranges (provisioned by the bill), it’s possible that cigarette brands will move ONE TIER DOWN, and be

assigned lower taxes than before, bringing the price even lower than before.*Adjusted for assumed inflation

“On one hand, you have the interests of big tobacco companies who want to keep raking in billions in profits. On the other hand, you have hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who are dying because of cigarettes. So whose

interests should our senators be concerned about?” – Evita Ricafort, Health Justice Head

Kaya tama na ang lokohan. Tama na ang pagrerevise.

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EVERYONE SHOULD BE INFORMED, NOW MORE THAN EVER.

SOURCES:•Dr. Tony Dans, UP College of Medicine

•SB 3249•SB 3299

•Various News Reports

IPASA NA ANG TUNAY NA