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The Sin Tax
Reform Advocacy

The Sin Tax Reform Law (Republic Act 10351) is a landmark law signed in 2012 that transformed Philippine public healthcare by making cigarettes and alcohol less affordable.

It raised excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol to reduce health and social risks and fund the country’s Universal Healthcare program.

The Sin Tax
Reform Advocacy

The Sin Tax Reform Law (Republic Act 10351) is a landmark law signed in 2012 that transformed Philippine public healthcare by making cigarettes and alcohol less affordable.

It raised excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol to reduce health and social risks and fund the country’s Universal Healthcare program.

Timeline of the Sin Tax Reforms

The Philippines is now a globally recognized leader in tobacco and alcohol tax policy, serving as an example for other countries in using tobacco and alcohol taxes to fund healthcare and improve public health outcomes.

RA 10351 was followed by a number of succeeding sin tax increases that built on the Sin Tax Reform Law’s success and further protected public health:

Timeline of the Sin Tax Reforms

The Philippines is now a globally recognized leader in tobacco and alcohol tax policy, serving as an example for other countries in using tobacco and alcohol taxes to fund healthcare and improve public health outcomes.

RA 10351 was followed by a number of succeeding sin tax increases that built on the Sin Tax Reform Law’s success and further protected public health: