Tobacco control groups push for Rep. Emilio Abaya excise tax biill on cigarettes

- (GMA 7 Business) - 3 months, 1 week ago...

Representative Emilio Abaya’s excise tax bill on tobacco products—a measure President Benigno Aquino III certified as urgent---received on Wednesday a push from tobacco control advocates, who want cigarette prices to rise so the young and poor will be deterred from lighting up the smoking sticks....

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