烟草在线据ABS-CBNnews.com报道编译　　烟草制造商菲莫国际公司说，今年1月到5月，该公司在菲律宾的销量增长了6.1%。

　　在5月底，菲莫国际公司的总销量突破280亿支，比去年同期的264亿支增加了将近20亿支。

　　其万宝路品牌增长了10.3%，而其他品牌增长了5%，带动了整体的增长。

　　菲莫国际亚洲地区的总裁玛窦·洛伦佐利·佩莱格里尼（Matteo Lorenzo Pellegrini）指出，在“缺乏公平的竞争环境”中，公司的发货量仍然取得增长。

　　“这一业绩的关键在于对我们主要品牌的市场支持，以及为了保持与Mighty公司品牌的有竞争力的价格差距，所进行的重大价格投资，”他说。

　　佩莱格里尼则表示，尽管菲莫国际公司的数字增长，“但是基于官方的税收统计和尼尔森数据，有明显的迹象表明，在2013年，Mighty公司为了避税只申报了大约一半的销量。”　

　　他说，在第一季度，虽然Mighty公司估计的销量下降，但在此期间因避税目的而未申报的比例增加了。

　　“这将继续阻止我们在一个公平竞争的环境中经营，既影响我们的市场份额，也影响我们的盈利能力，”他说。

　　佩莱格里尼补充说，在7月推出的印花税票将有助于解决非法贸易问题。

　　“虽然仍有压力，但我们对此保持乐观，菲律宾将逐渐回归到更加稳定和公平的商业环境中，”佩莱格里尼说。

　　“我们将继续鼓励当局采取果断行动，我们希望7月份财政印花税票的实施将帮助解决这一问题，”他补充说。

Philip Morris Posts Increase in Philippine Sales

　　Tobacco manufacturing firm Philip Morris International (PMI) said it posted a 6.1 percent jump in its sales volume in the Philippines from January to May.

　　PMI's total sales volume hit 28 billion units at end-May, nearly 2 billion units more than the 26.4 billion in the same period last year.

　　Its Marlboro brand led the growth with a 10.3 percent increase while its other brands increased by 5 percent.

　　PMI Asia region president Matteo Lorenzo Pellegrini noted that the rise in shipment volume occurred amid the "absence of a level playing field."

　　"Key to this performance has been the marketing support behind our main brands and the significant price investment in order to maintain competitive price gaps to Mighty Corp.'s brands," he said.

　　Pellegrini, however, said that despite PMI's positive numbers, "there are strong indications based on official tax statistics and Nielsen data that, in 2013, Mighty declared only about half of its sales volume for tax purposes."

　　He said that while there was a dip in Mighty's estimated sales volume in the first quarter, the proportion of underdeclaration for tax purposes increased during the period.

　　"This continues to prevent us from being able to operate on a level playing field, impacting both our market share and profitability," he said.

　　Pellegrini added that the launch of tax stamps in July will help address issues on illicit trade.

　　"With continuous pressure, we remain optimistic that the Philippines will gradually return to a more stable and fair business environment," said Pellegrini.

　　"We will continue to encourage the authorities to act decisively and we are hopeful the fiscal tax stamp implementation expected in July will help address this," he added. Enditem