Negros legislators oppose sugar excise tax

BACOLOD CITY: Local legislators in Negros Occidental and its capital Bacolod City passed resolutions recently opposing the proposed excise tax on beverages sweetened with locally-produced sugar.

In a resolution on Wednesday, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental unanimously approved a resolution urging lawmakers to reduce the proposed excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages from P10 to P5 per liter, in support of the stand of the Visayan bloc in the House of Representatives.