Congressional leaders yesterday slammed the deal for a stamp tax technology on cigarettes and alcohol products being worked out between the Switzerland-based SICPA Product Security SA (SICPA) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), saying it is heavily in favor of the Swiss proponent. Antique Rep. Exequiel Javier, House ways and means chair, also said the BIR could not implement the SICPA proposal through the build-operate-transfer (BOT) schem ... Jump to full article >>