BIR eyes 3rd-party monitor for bogus cigarettes, tax stamps

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is looking at tapping a third-party entity to monitor the proliferation of fake stamps and cigarettes in the tobacco industry.

“We’re still studying it, we’re working on it,” BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay told reporters earlier this week, saying the right entity is crucial since the monitoring is primarily a function of the government.