ANGARA: TOBACCO TAX HIKE GIVES GOV’T MORE ELBOW ROOM TO PLUG FUNDING GAP FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE
Senator Sonny Angara said the government will be in a better position to fill the massive funding gap for the universal health care (UHC) program with the passage of the bill increasing the excise tax on tobacco products.
“With the approval by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the bill seeking higher tobacco excise taxes, we have come one step closer to giving the government more elbow room to plug the funding gap for the UHC program that aims to provide all Filipinos with affordable and quality health care,” Angara said.