Sin Tax Reform in the Philippines
Kai Kaiser; Caryn Bredenkamp; Roberto Iglesias
World Bank Publications
2016
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Excise taxes are targeted special taxes applied to a particular set of goods such as cigarettes, beer, spirits. Well designed, they can be a win-win, raising significant revenues for development and discouraging harmful consumption. Sin Tax Reform documents and draws lessons from how the Philippines implemented a major excise reform.