The National Tobacco Administration on Saturday expressed support for the inclusion of tobacco in the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016. | JMangaluzINQ
This would spell stiffer penalties for the large-scale smuggling of tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, or heated tobacco products, including a fine of twice the value of the smuggled products and imprisonment of 14 to 17 years.
“The proposed measures against illicit tobacco trade and smuggling were meant to protect the local tobacco industry and sustain and increase the Sin Tax collection for the government coffers,” the NTA said. According to the NTA, tobacco is a high-value crop that contributes P120 billion in tax revenue, which goes to education, health, infrastructure, and more.
Tobacco farmers who follow prescribed tobacco technology get an average net income of P72,000 per hectare every harvest season. “The tobacco industry is one of the strongest pillars of the country’s economy and the lifeblood of the North as it provides livelihood and sustenance to at least two million people including the [600,000] tobacco farmers and their families,” the NTA said.
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