EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 674-A, March 31, 1981

REVISING THE RATES OF SPECIFIC TAX ON LOCALLY-PRODUCED DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, COMPOUNDED LIQUORS AND FERMENTED LIQUORS

Executive Orders March 31, 1981
Download PDF



WHEREAS, pursuant to Batas Pambansa Blg. 82, the
specific taxes on liquor products as provided under Sections 145, 146 and 147
of the National Internal Revenue Code have been increased;

WHEREAS, this increase in specific taxes affect at
this time sales volume of locally-produced distilled spirits, wines, compounded
liquors and fermented liquors;

WHEREAS, it would be essential to maintain the
present sales volume of these commodities to prevent unemployment and to assist
the liquor industry;

WHEREAS, to cushion the economic impact of the
increased tax rates it is imperative that the existing tax rates be revised.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution
and by Section 290-B of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977, as amended
by Presidential Decree No. 1773, do hereby order as follows:

SECTION 1. The rates of specific tax on
locally-produced distilled spirits, wines and compounded liquors, and fermented
liquors prescribed under Section 145 (a); 146 (b) to (h); and 147,
respectively, of the National Internal Revenue Code are hereby revised
effective on the dates hereunder indicated, to wit:

Rate of
Tax

Effective
Date

Sec.145(a)

Domestic
distilled spirits

=
P1.80/proof liter

April
1, 1981

=
2.10/proof liter

October
1, 1981

=
2.40/proof liter

April
1, 1982

Local
spirits (or “lambanog”) produced by small distillers

=
P1.17/proof liter

April
1, 1981

= 1.36
proof/liter

October
1, 1981

=
1.56/proof liter

April
1, 1981

Sec.146(b)

– Domestic
still wines containing 14% alcohol or less (except those manufactured from
locally grown raw materials

=
P1.50/per liter

April
1, 1981

=
1.75/per liter

October
1, 1981

=
2.00/per liter

April
1, 1982

Imported
still wines containing 14% alcohol or less

= P3.30
per liter

April
1, 1981

= 3.85
per liter

October
1, 1981

= 4.40
per liter

April
1, 1982

(c)

Domestic
still wines containing more than 14% alcohol

= P3.00
per liter

April
1, 1981

= P3.50
per liter

October
1, 1981

= 4.00
per liter

April
1, 1982

Imported
still wines containing more than 14% alcohol

= P6.60
per liter

April
1, 1981

= 7.70
per liter

October
1, 1981

= 8.80
per liter

April
1, 1982

Imitation wines containing more than 25% of alcohol
shall be taxed as distilled spirits at the new rates effective on the dates
prescribed under this Executive Order.

(d)

Compounded
liquors containing more than 17% alcohol, but not more than 25% alcohol

= P0.72
per liter

April
1, 1981

= 0.84
per liter

October
1, 1981

= 0.96
per liter

April
1, 1982

(e)

Compounded
liquors containing more than 17% alcohol, but not more than 25% alcohol

= P1.00
1/2 per liter

April
1, 1981

= 1.17
per liter

October
1, 1981

= 1.34
per liter

April
1, 1982

(f)

Compounded
liquors containing more than 25% alcohol, but not more than 32 1 /3% alcohol

= P
1.29 per liter

April
1, 1981

= 1.50
1/2 per liter

October
1, 1981

= 1.72
per liter

April
1, 1982

(g)

Compounded
liquors containing more than 32 1/2% alcohol, but not more than 40% alcohol

= P1.57
1/2 per liter

April
1, 1981

= 1.83
per liter

October
1, 1981

= 2 10
per liter

April
1, 1982

(h)

Compounded
liquors containing more than 40% alcohol

= P1.99
1.2 per liter

April
1, 1981

=
2.32-3/4 per liter

October
1, 1981

= 2.66
per liter

April
1, 1982

In computing the specific tax on compounded liquors
at effective above rates on the dates above shown, the amount of specific tax
paid on distilled spirits used in the compounding of such intoxicating beverage
shall be credited against the tax due on the compounded liquors.

–

Beer,
lager beer, ale, porter, and other fermented liquors (except tuba, basi,
tapuy and similar domestic fermented liquors)

= P0.90
per liter

April
1, 1981

= 1.05
per liter

October
1, 1981

= 1.20
per liter

April
1, 1982

If the fermented liquor is imported, the tax shall
be increased by 100 per centum, hence, the tax shall be as follows:

Rate of
Tax

Effective
Date

=

P 1.80
per liter

April
1, 1981

=

2.10
per liter

October
1, 1981

=

2.40
per liter

April
1, 1982

SEC. 2. The revised rates of specific tax shall
take effect on the terms provided for under this Executive Order.

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of March,
in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-one.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
Deputy Presidential Executive Assistant

Normal
0

false
false
false

EN-US
X-NONE
X-NONE

MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:”Table Normal”;
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:””;
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}