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Republic Act No. 7171
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARMERS IN THE VIRGINIA TOBACCO-PRODUCING PROVINCES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7171

AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARMERS IN THE VIRGINIA TOBACCO-PRODUCING PROVINCES


Section 1. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared to be the policy of the government to extend special support to the farmers of the Virginia tobacco-producing provinces inasmuch as these farmers are the nucleus of the Virginia tobacco industry which generates a sizeable income, in terms of excise taxes from locally manufactured Virginia-type cigarettes and customs duties on imported blending tobacco, for the National Government. For the reason stated, it is hereby further declared that the special support for these provinces shall be in terms of financial assistance for developmental projects to be implemented by the local governments of the provinces concerned. 
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Sec. 2. Objectives. — The special support to the Virginia tobacco-producing provinces shall be utilized to advance the self-reliance of the tobacco farmers through: chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred

(a) Cooperative projects that will enhance better quality of products, increase productivity, guarantee the market and as a whole increase farmers' income; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryredchan robles virtual law library(b) Livelihood projects particularly the development of alternative farming system to enhance farmers' income; 

(c) Agro-industrial projects that will enable tobacco farmers in the Virginia tobacco-producing provinces to be involved in the management and subsequent ownership of these project such as post-harvest and secondary processing like cigarette manufacturing and by-product utilization; and 

(d) Infrastructure projects such as farm-to-market roads. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred


Sec.  3. Financing and Remittance. — The financial support given by the National Government for the beneficiary provinces shall be constituted and collected from the proceeds of fifteen percent (15%) of the existence taxes on locally manufactured Virginia-type of cigarettes.chanrobles virtual law library 

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The funds allotted shall be divided among the beneficiary provinces pro rata according to the volume of Virginia tobacco production.chanrobles virtual law library 

Provinces producing Virginia tobacco shall be the beneficiary provinces under this Act: Provided, however, That, to qualify as beneficiary under this Act, a province must have an average annual production of Virginia leaf tobacco in an amount not less than one million kilos: Provided, further, That the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall each year determine the beneficiary provinces and their computed share of the funds under this Act, referring to the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) records of tobacco acceptances, at the tobacco trading centers for the immediate past year.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred

The Secretary of Budget and Management is hereby directed to retain annually the said funds equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of excise taxes on locally manufactured Virginia-type cigarettes to be remitted to the beneficiary provinces qualified under this Act.cralaw:red 

The provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding the fifteen percent (15%) share from government revenues mentioned in this Act and due to the Virginia tobacco-producing provides shall be directly remitted to the provinces concerned.cralaw:red 

Sec.  4. Repealing and Amending Clause. — All enactments, legislative acts and rules and regulations inconsistent or incompatible with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.cralaw:red 

Sec.  5. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect upon its approval. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
 
 

Approved: January 9, 1992



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