The Department of Finance (DOF) is seeking to impose a P10 per liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages as part of the government’s comprehensive tax reform package.

“In the same way that sin taxes were implemented to safeguard public health, the DOF is seeking to impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, which would be a uniform rate of P10 per liter regardless of whether it is in liquid or powdered form,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd said in his keynote speech before the Rotary Club of Manila.

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