COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Senate Bill 3299 under

Committee Report 411

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October 10, 2012

The measure we are about to debate poses a deterrent that willKEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING SICK

and will GENERATE REVENUESthat will TREAT THEM when they

get sick.

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Taxationis what makes

appropriationspossible.

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P1.3T BillionBIR 2013 Collections

P75 BillionBIR 2013 Excise Tax

Collections

~P20.00

P1.00 for every P20.00 from sin products

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1912

Distilled Spirits 3,049,684

Wines and Imitation Wines 173,391

Fermented Liquors 202,178

ALCOHOL Sub- Total 3,425,254

Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 283,025

Cigars 255,700

Cigarettes 4,378,680

TOBACCO Sub-Total 4,917,406

GRAND TOTAL 8,908,788

Taxes Collected (in Php) from Alcohol and Tobacco 100 Years Ago

Source: Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War, FY 1912 O/S Recto

Firemen and

fire trucks

(BJMP Budget)

P8.6 BExcise Taxes Paid

(2011)

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P1.5 BExcise Taxes Paid

(2011)

classrooms

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P1.0 BExcise Taxes Paid

(2011)

pension of

senior citizens

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A government in need of money would always prefer

a TAXABLE VICE, like drinking, to a tax-exempt virtue like staying sober.

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DISTILLED SPIRITSGin Whisky Brandy Rum Vodka Tequila Siok Tong

WINESSparkling wine Champagne Still wine Fortified Wine

ALCOHOL INDUSTRYProduct Classifications

FERMENTED LIQUORBeer Lager Ale Porter Basi Tapuy

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2011 Volume of Removals

DISTILLED SPIRITS FERMENTED LIQUOR

1.56 bi l l ion l i ter s or

4.7 bi l l ion bott les255 mil l ion l i ter s

17.4 l i ter s per per son

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G r o s s S a l e s ( 2 011 )ALCOHOL INDUSTRY

Fermented Liquor Distilled Spirits

P67 B P57 B

TOTAL

P124 B

WinesP 263 M

Source: BIR O/S Recto

To t al Ta x e s Pa i d ( 2 011 )ALCOHOL INDUSTRY

Fermented Liquor Distilled Spirits

P30 B P12 B*

TOTAL

P42 B

WinesP 35 M** *includes BOC data; Source: DSAP

** excise tax only (no data for other taxes paid)Source: BIR

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TAX BURDEN ON FERMENTED LIQUOR (2011)

Excise

VAT

TOTAL

Income &other taxes

19 B

6 B

30 B

5 B

28%

9%

8%

45%

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To t al Ta x e s Pa i d ( 2 011 )ALCOHOL INDUSTRY

Fermented Liquor Distilled Spirits

P30 B P12 B*

TOTAL

P42 B

WinesP 35 M** *includes BOC data; Source: DSAP

** excise tax only (no data for other taxes paid)Source: BIR

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TAX BURDEN ON DISTILLED SPIRITS (2011)

Excise

VAT

TOTAL

5.2 B

5.2 B*

12 B

Income &other taxes 1.6 B

9%

9%

3%

21%

*with BOC data

Source: BIRO/S Recto

*with BOC data

Source: BIR

Alcohol

34%*

Telecoms

15%

Power

15%

Automobile

4%

Tax Burden of Selected Industries (2011)

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Distil led SpiritsCURRENT TAX RATES

1. FROM LOCAL SOURCES

(sap of nipa , coconut , cassava, camote or bur i

pa lm or f rom the ju ice, syrup or sugar of the

cane)

P 14.68

2. FROM RAW MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE

ENUMERATED ABOVE

Net reta i l pr ice (NRP) [exc lud ing the exc ise and

VAT] per bot t le of 750 ml vo lume capac i ty is :

Less than P250.00

P250.00 to P675.00

More than P675.00

P 158.73

P 317.44

P 634.90

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WinesCURRENT TAX RATES

1. SPARKLING WINES/ CHAMPAGNES

Net Retail Price, per bottle, regardless of proof:

P500.00 or less

More than P500.00

P 183.42

P 550.24

2. STILL WINES

Less than 14% of alcohol by volume

14% to 25% of alcohol by volume

P 22.00

P 44.02

3. FORTIFIED WINES

More than 25% of alcohol by volume

Same as distilled

spirits

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Fermented LiquorCURRENT TAX RATES

1. Beer, lager beer, ale, porter and other fermented

liquors except domestic fermented liquor (e.g. tuba,

basi, tupuy)

Net Retail Price, per liter of volume capacity :

Less than P14.50 (low)

P 14.50 to P 22.00 (medium)

More than P22.00 (high)

P 10.42

P 15.49

P 20.57

2. Fermented liquor brewed and sold at micro

breweries, pubs, restaurants P 20.57

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Source: DSAP, August 2012

2011 Major Corporat ions

ALCOHOLINDUSTRY

Source: BIR

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EmperadorDistillers

GinebraSan Miguel, Inc.

TanduayDistillers

DestileriaLimtuaco & Co.

ALCOHOL INDUSTRYDistilled Spirits Fermented Liquor

Source: DSAP, August 2012

San Miguel Breweries Inc.

Asia Brewery Inc.

Source: BIR O/S Recto

PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL EXPENDITURE

0.9 0.9

0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009

F a m i l y I n c o m e a n d E x p e n d i t u r e S u r v e y ( 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 0 9 )

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*Source: DOF

201192 billion sticks/4.6 billion packs

200917.3 million smokers

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92% sold in sari-sari stores

60% sold by tingiSource: PMFTC (2012, 1st Half)

Per capita consumption: 13 sticks

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G r o s s S a l e s ( 2 011 )TOBACCO INDUSTRY

Manufactured Tobacco

P827 MTOTAL

P89.3 B

Source: BIR

Cigars

P75.6 M

Cigarettes Packed by Machine (in 20s)

P87 BCigarettes Packed by Hand (in 30s)

P1.4 B

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G r o s s S a l e s ( 2 011 )TOBACCO INDUSTRY

Manufactured Tobacco TOTAL

P89.3 B

Source: BIR

Cigars

Cigarettes Packed by Machine (in 20s)Cigarettes Packed by Hand (in 30s)

97.4%1.6%

0.9% 0.08%

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TAX BURDEN ON TOBACCO

Excise

VAT

TOTAL

25.8 B

5.6 B

35.6 B

Income &other taxes 4.2 B

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PERCENTAGE OF TOBACCO EXPENDITURE

F a m i l y I n c o m e a n d E x p e n d i t u r e S u r v e y ( 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 0 9 )

1.41.3

1.1 1.1

0.9

0.8

1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009

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TAX BURDEN ON TOBACCO

Excise

VAT

TOTAL

Income &other taxes

29%

6%

5%

40%

of every

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Tobacco Products & Cigar sCURRENT TAX RATES

Tobacco Products

Tobacco not for chewing

Tobacco for chewing

P 1.19

P 0.94

Cigars

NRP per piece:

P500.00 OR LESS

More than P500.00

10% OF THE NRP

P 50.00 + 15% of the NRP in

excess of P 500.00

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CigarettesCURRENT TAX RATES

Cigarettes packed by hand (in 30s) P 2.72

Cigarettes packed by machine (in 20s)

Net Retail Price

Below P5.00 (Low)

P5.00 to P6.50 (Medium)

More than P6.50 to P10.00 (High)

More than P10.00 (Premium)

P 2.72

P 7.56

P 12.00

P 28.30

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CIGARETTES (PACKED BY MACHINE)

Tier/ Tax Rate

Low

P2.72

Medium

P7.56

High

P12.00

Premium

P28.30

Total

Source: DOF

Removals

(packs)

3.0 B

451 M

1.15 B

-

4.60 B

Excise Taxes

Collected (Php)

8.1 B

3.4 B

13.9 B

-

25.4 B

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CIGARETTES (PACKED BY MACHINE)

Tier/ Tax Rate

Low

P2.72

Medium

P7.56

High

P12.00

Premium

P28.30

Total

Source: DOF

Removals

(packs)

3.0 B

451 M

1.15 B

-

4.60 B

Excise Taxes

Collected (Php)

8.1 B

3.4 B

13.9 B

-

25.4 B

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2011

Cigarettes

Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp. Inc. (PMFTC)

Japan Tobacco International (JTI)

Mighty Corp.

La Suerte Cigar andCigarette Factory

Associated Anglo-American Tobacco Corp.

British American Tobacco

Source: BIR

94.12%

2.59%

2.12%

0.66%

0.51%

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Companies are just COLLECTING AGENTSof the government.

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Under our system, it is the CONSUMERS, NOT THE

MANUFACTURERS,who eventually shoulder the excise tax, on account of its

nature as a PASS-ON TAX.

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The ones who will ultimately bear the

additional tax burden are ORDINARY FOLKS.

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It is not BIG TOBACCO or the GIANT BREWERY

who will pay but,SMALL PEOPLE.

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Cigarette smoking, like a

cigarette butt, should be crushed.

But in the real world, IMPOSSIBLE.

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If we ban cigarettes, this government will weaken

from lack of cigarette taxes.That would be the real

FISCAL SHOCK.

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It seeks to getMORE BUCKS out of

FEWER PACKS.

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A HIGHER TAX RATE

DOES NOTautomatically result in HIGHER COLLECTIONS.

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The void will be filled bySMUGGLERS.

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COUNTRY CASE STUDIES ON ILLICIT TRADE

o CANADA – high excise levels (22%), increasedconsumption of illicit cigarettes, underminedregulatory & fiscal objectives.

o HUNGARY – sharp, above-inflation increase inexcise rate led to increased revenues initially buteventually to a revenue decline.

o IRELAND – steep excise tax increase resulted inswift emergence of illicit trade, virtually flatcigarette duty revenues.

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o MALAYSIA – staggering increase in excise tax (in2011, 172% of 2004 rates) led to illicit trade growing toalmost 40% of the market.

o NEW YORK – excise duty hikes above underlyinginflation level led to a sharp drop in legalvolumes, decline in government revenues, decreasedsmoking incidence and illicit trade reaching almost40% of the market.

o ROMANIA – continuous massive exciseincreases, increased government revenue, constantsmoking incidence, illicit trade is more than ⅓ of totalconsumption.

COUNTRY CASE STUDIES ON ILLICIT TRADE

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o SINGAPORE – 135% increase in 2005 over2000, declining government revenues despite taxincrease, smoking incidence was virtuallyunchanged from 2001, illicit trade grew.

o SWEDEN – reduction in excise rates used tocounter extreme levels of illicit trade (late 1990s);massive increase led to increased illicit trade (2007and 2008) and reduction in total cigaretteconsumption.

o UNITED KINGDOM – ‘duty escalator’ tobaccotaxation led to down-shifting byconsumers, increased illicit trade, governmentrevenue loss but with no impact on smokingincidence levels.

COUNTRY CASE STUDIES ON ILLICIT TRADE

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o “The tax-induced increase in cigarettes will

certainly lead to smuggling or illicit trade. It might

even lead to some illegal cigarette manufacturing

within the country.”

o “The net incremental revenues should take into

account the additional expenses on the part of

the government to improve anti-smuggling

efforts.”

-- Dr. Benjamin Diokno

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Are we willing to OUTSOURCE even the

MANUFACTURE OF SIN to distant lands?

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Use taxes as a deterrent to the consumption of unhealthy products

Create predictable, dependable, and reliable stream of revenues

Eliminate the annexes

Herald the imposition of a unitary tax rate

Index tax increases to inflation

Earmark portion of the proceeds to health care programs

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Newly-introduced products shall be

initially classified using the suggested

NRP as declared in the sworn

statement submitted to the BIR.

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We believe that the variety of products sold should

beget a variation of taxes.

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We adopted aCONSERVATIVE FRAMEWORK

that we believe hedges CLOSER TO REALITY.

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ReasonableRealistic and

Responsible rendering of our power to tax the industry of

alcohol and cigarettes.

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INCREMENTAL REVENUE (HB 5727 ORIGINAL)

Year Cigarettes Distilled Spirits Fermented

Liquor

Total

2012 30.13 B 11.19 B 19.35 B 60.66 B

2013 36.10 B 26.51 B 21.68 B 84.28 B

2014 41.27 B 52.99 B 24.14 B 118.40 B

2015 43.36 B 58.35 B 26.73 B 128.45 B

2016 45.51 B 64.24 B 29.59 B 139.33 B

Total 196.37 B 213.27 B 121.49 B 531.12 B

O r i g i n a l R e v e n u e E s t i m a t e s

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INCREMENTAL REVENUE (HB 5727 ORIGINAL)

Elasticity CigarettesDistilled

Spirits

Fermented

LiquorTotal

-0.584 16.54 6.71 18.61 41.85

-0.727 7.10 6.71 18.61 32.42

-0.870 -1.91 6.71 18.61 23.41

R e v i s e d R e v e n u e E s t i m a t e s ( i n B i l l i o n P h p )

Source: DOF

Assumptions:

Average Industry Growth: 1.97% Cigarettes, 2.62% Fermented Liquor, 3.69% Distilled Spirits

(1997-2011)

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Cut-offs increased by 8%

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Cut-offs increased by 8%

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INCREMENTAL REVENUE (SENATE COMM. REPORT)

YearDistilled

Spirits

Fermented

LiquorCigarettes Total

2013

Source: DOF

1.38

( i n B i l l i o n P h p )

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INCREMENTAL REVENUE (SENATE COMM. REPORT)

YearDistilled

Spirits

Fermented

LiquorCigarettes Total

2013 1.38

Source: DOF

3.81

( i n B i l l i o n P h p )

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4 tiers 3 tiers 2 tiers

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NET RETAIL PRICE CUTOFFS

CIGARETTES

LOW

< P15M E DI U M

P15-P18H I G H

> P18

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INCREMENTAL REVENUE (SENATE COMM. REPORT)

YearDistilled

Spirits

Fermented

LiquorCigarettes Total

2013 1.38 3.81

Source: DOF

9.79

( i n B i l l i o n P h p )

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INCREMENTAL REVENUE (SENATE COMM. REPORT)

YearDistilled

Spirits

Fermented

LiquorCigarettes Total

2013 1.38 3.81 9.79 14.98

Source: DOF

( i n B i l l i o n P h p )

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HB 5727 (AMENDED)

Range

Cigarettes -5.6 B 5.8 B

Alcohol 5.2 B

TOTAL -0.4 B 11 B

Year: 2013Elasticity: -0.584

Attachment

Attachment

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Cut-offs increased by 8%

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Our proposal is not just to earmark the incremental revenues

but a portion of theENTIRE EXCISE TAX COLLECTIONS

from alcohol and tobacco.

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+ P15 B incremental revenues on 2013

= P65 B

This measure:

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P65 B

RA 7171

1B to provinces producing burley and native tobacco

40% of total sin tax proceeds = P26 B to PhilHealth

10% of total sin tax proceeds = P6.5 B to DOH

•3.25 B to 16 regional hospitals

•3.25 B to 618 district hospitals operated by LGUs

100 M for public information and education campaign program

100 M for displaced workers

EARMARKING

50% of total sin tax proceeds = P33 B to public health sector

= 200 M

= 5.25 M

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Extinction of vices cannotbe affected through

taxation.

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This bill is not the magic pill that will

restore the fiscal health of the government

either.

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Other industries must do their share, not through a round of new taxes, but bySHUTTING DOWN THELOOPHOLESthrough which their companies breathe.

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Two of theHARDEST THINGS

a Senate can do is toVOTE FOR WAR and

VOTE FOR NEW TAXES.

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Lalo na sa isang batasna papataw ng buwis

hindi sa mgadambuhalang kumpanya

pero sa ordinaryongmamamayan.

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