BIR TO DIGITALLY TRACK, TRACE ILLICIT VAPE TRADE

BIR TO DIGITALLY TRACK, TRACE ILLICIT VAPE TRADE

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is developing a digital track-and-trace system that will allow consumers and regulators to verify the authenticity of vape products and other excisable goods using QR codes readable by any smartphone. The initiative is part of the agency’s efforts to curb the proliferation of smuggled and unregulated vape products, which continue to evade taxes and pose risks to public health. BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui J…