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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2. Objectives. — The special
support to the Virginia tobacco-producing provinces shall be utilized
to
advance the self-reliance of the tobacco farmers through: chan
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(a) Cooperative
projects that will enhance better quality of products, increase
productivity,
guarantee the market and as a whole increase farmers' income; chan
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(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. chan
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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.
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The
funds allotted shall be divided among the beneficiary provinces pro
rata
according to the volume of Virginia tobacco production.
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
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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.
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.
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.
Sec.
5. Effectivity Clause. — This
Act shall take effect upon its approval. chan
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Approved:
January 9, 1992
