The document outlines a group project on the financial and physiological effects of the Sin Tax Law on freshmen civil engineering students at Mapua from the 2012-2013 school year. The group will examine how increased prices of cigarettes and alcohol affect students' personal finances, their families' income and time, and their physical and mental health. They will explore adjustments students make to satisfy vices and gather student opinions and comments on the pros and cons of the Sin Tax Law and how it impacts study habits.

1. Group # 8
Angela Camille Rañosa
Jan Daniel V. Monreal
Krysta Joannie Monica A. Montemayor
Carl Christian B. Rosales

2. Topic
Financial and Physiological Effects of
the Sin Tax Law on Freshmen Civil
Engineering Students of Mapua
(S.Y 2012-2013)

3. Questions
1. How do the prices of cigarette and alcohol
affect the financial standing of the student’s
families?
2. What adjustments do the students have to
make to satisfy their vices?
3. What are the pros and cons of raising the
prices for cigarettes and alcohol?
4. What are the comments/opinions of students?
5. How does this affect the study habits of the
students?

4. Thesis Statement
 The recently passed Sin Tax Law affects
two main financial aspects of student’s
lives – a) their personal finance, b) their
family’s income and time, and one
physiological aspect – their physical and
mental health

5. Outline
2.1 The student’s personal finance
2.1.1 Budget for personal needs(food,
school expenses…)
2.1.2 Budget for recreational needs(hobbies
and interests)
2.2 The student’s family’s income and time
2.2.1 Effects on the family’s income
2.2.2 Effects on the family’s time

6. 2.3 The student’s physical and mental health
2.3.1 Physical health
2.3.2 Mental health