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Also gives go-ahead for 1% health tax on all beverages to boost revenues
Believes scrapping of third tax tier will help enhance revenue receipts
Suggests systematic increase in duty on cigarettes to comply with WHO rules
Senator says special body will finalise recommendations in a day or two
Taxes to be increased on luxury items, duty on 1800cc cars increased to 20 per cent.
Reduced duty has brought down cigarette prices, slashed govt revenues
Recommends imposition of further tax on tobacco industry
Pictorial warnings will be used from June 2018
In a move to stop people from smoking
The Philippine finance ministry has described the agreement as the country's biggest-ever tax settlement