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Over the years, the province of Vigan has greatly benefited from its total revenue shares from to***co taxes. Infrastructure projects were funded and even local players such as farmers and loom weavers were well-supported with the allocation of about 25% of its total revenue shares from to***co taxes on livelihood and cooperative programs.

"Kitang-kita ang pakinabang!" local farmers are greatly relieved upon the turnover of hand tractors resulting in Php800 savings on rental expense. The traditional weaving of Ilocos' famous Abel fabric is also preserved with the support extended to loom weaver cooperatives.

Did you know? Even non-to***co producing towns like San Gabriel, La Union receive shares from to***co taxes under the "equal sharing provision" of the law. See how it was put to good use in this town.

Farmers of San Fernando, La Union were positively impacted by both livelihood and infrastructure projects funded by the 2019 total revenue from to***co taxes. Know where your taxes go!

A heritage of transformed lives Recognized as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO, the City of Vigan, like many other good local governments in the Philippines, …

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Do you know that to***co was introduced by the Spanish colonizers in the 18th century? They found the soil and climate in North Luzon ideal for to***co farming.
But now, to***co farming is also present in other provinces.
Municipalities in these Provinces receive revenue shares from excise taxes on to***co products: Abra, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Tarlac, Laguna, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Misamis Oriental, Maguindanao.
Cities are also recipients of revenue shares from to***co taxes: El Salvador, Gapan, Candon, Laoag, San Fernando, Vigan and Ilagan.
(Source: BESF documents, DBM)

Paalala po lamang !

Ayon sa batas, maaari lamang bumili at gumamit ng e-ci******es, at va**ng kung 21 taong gulang o higit pa.

Ayon sa "survey", 1 in 7 mag-aaral na may gulang na 13 to 15 ay gumagamit ng va**ng. Dalawa (2) sa 5 mag-aaral ay madaling makabili ng e-ci******es.

Nanay, Tatay, Lola, Lolo, Tito at Tita - kwentuhan kayo ng mga bata tungkol sa va**ng at e-ci******es.

Walang alitan at takutan.
Kwentuhan lamang para malaman ang kanilang kwento.

Help for To***co Farmers - P21.0 billion
- Farm to market roads
- Tractors
- Irrigation
- Alternative livelihood:
hog and carabao raising

P7.8 billion to repair and provide Barangay Health Stations with equipment and supplies.

More doctors, nurses, midwives and dentists because of the cigarette tax - 28,478 health workers.

The tax on ci******es finances vaccination.
P15.85 billion to prevent polio and TB.

Where did the cigarette tax revenues go?
P58.73 for PhilHealth to provide health care for 1.6 million poor families.

Smokers paid P149.0 billion in 2020 from the cigarette tax.

P55.0 tax per pack of ci******es in 2022.
P60.0 per pack in 2023

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Attached is a brief on where excise taxes go.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ys-bWmPFn67by-Gf4kA-fsvPlk2XFRys/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108931615735856022340&rtpof=true&sd=true

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