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House approves P100 per kilo excise tax on single use plastic bags

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RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/20190703-plastic-free-market-5004-md.jpg"/><figcaption>A market goer uses reusable bags for their products as environmental protection groups call for the usage reduction of single-use plastics when buying market goods at the Farmers Market in Quezon City. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a measure seeking to impose excise taxes on single-use plastic bags.</p><p>House Bill 4102, also known as the Single-Use Plastic Bags Tax Act, intends to impose a P100 per kilo excise tax on single use plastic bags.</p><p>The amended bill states that the tax rate imposed shall be increased by 4 percent every year effective Jan. 1, 2026 through revenue regulations issued by the Secretary of Finance.</p><p>It also states that the incremental tax revenues from the imposition of the excise tax shall be allocated to the programs of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the implementation of Republic Act No. 9003 otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 in municipalities.</p><p>The proposed measure aims to encourage the use of alternatives to plastic bags.</p><p>The House will vote on the bill&#x27;s final approval in three days.</p><p>Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has also been pushing for the tax on single-use plastic to generate additional funds for the government.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/15/22/sachet-prices-likely-to-rise-due-to-proposed-tax-on-single-use-plastics">Sachet prices likely to go up due to proposed tax on single-use plastics</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/17/22/netflix-and-plastics-tax-approved-by-house-body">Tax on single use plastics, foreign digital services approved by House panel</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2218507" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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House approves P100 per kilo excise tax on single use plastic bags

RG Cruz,

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Published Nov 08, 2022 04:02 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 08, 2022 06:59 PM PHT

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