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Blanca Ovelar Announces Reimpulse of Tobacco Tax to Finance Health

Summary by El Independiente
Senator Blanca Margarita Ovelar of Duarte, of the National Republican Association (ANR), reactivated the debate on a specific tobacco tax this Wednesday in the Senate, with a US$700 million revenue projection. The initiative aims to tax each pack of 20 cigarettes with G. 2,342, transferring the cost to the consumer and allocating the resources to different health needs. The proposal returns to the center of the tax discussion at a time when the …
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Senator Blanca Margarita Ovelar of Duarte, of the National Republican Association (ANR), reactivated the debate on a specific tobacco tax this Wednesday in the Senate, with a US$700 million revenue projection. The initiative aims to tax each pack of 20 cigarettes with G. 2,342, transferring the cost to the consumer and allocating the resources to different health needs. The proposal returns to the center of the tax discussion at a time when the …

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El Independiente broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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