Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE, AS AMENDED(RE: TOBACCO INDUSTRY/FARMER S)
Date filed
October 2, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04114 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE, AS AMENDED(RE: TOBACCO INDUSTRY/FARMER S) | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to protect the tobacco indsutry and the farmers who depend on it for their livelihood. It also seeks to curb the dumping of foreign leaf and foreign cigarettes and cigars by INCREASING the tariff rates with a 25% duty on said products for 1998 to 2002. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SINGSON, GRACE G. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-10-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 1998-10-07 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to protect the tobacco indsutry and the farmers who depend on it for their livelihood. It also seeks to curb the dumping of foreign leaf and foreign cigarettes and cigars by INCREASING the tariff rates with a 25% duty on said products for 1998 to 2002.
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