An Act to Amend Section Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Three of The Administrative Code
Act No. 2775, enacted on March 11, 1918, amends Section 1493 of the Administrative Code concerning the taxation of matches. It establishes a specific tax rate of forty centavos on each gross of matchboxes containing up to eighty sticks, with an additional proportionate tax for boxes containing more than eighty sticks. The amendment aims to regulate the taxation framework for match sales in the Philippines. The law took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2775
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 11, 1918
ACT NO. 2775
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 1. Section fourteen hundred and ninety-three of the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1493. Specific tax on matches. — On matches there shall be collected:
"(a) On each gross of boxes containing not more than eighty sticks to the box, forty centavos.
"(b) On each gross of boxes containing over eighty sticks to the box, a proportionate additional tax."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Effective: March 11, 1918.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Three of The Administrative Code, Act No. 2775, Mar 11, 1918 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Three of The Administrative Code, Act No. 2775 (Phil. 1918)
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