Higher taxes on tobacco products could add P126 billion to the government’s coffers by 2024, the Finance department said on Wednesday after Congress fast-tracked the approval of a measure now awaiting President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature.

Cigarrette vendor in kamuning, Quezon City is one affected by higher taxes on tobacco products. File Photo

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