Philippines: Wine Industry Rails Against Alcohol Tax
Posted on August 31, 2019 in Asia-Pacific, PhilippinesThe wine industry is opposing the proposed alcohol taxes by the Philippine government claiming the measure to be “excessive”. The taxes are set to fund the universal healthcare programme of the country. But MPs have warned industry lobbyists against painting a false picture of the proposed alcohol tax increase, adding that it would instead help the funding gap in the Universal Health Care program implementation…