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South Africa’s alcohol tax battle puts illicit trade under scrutiny

As Treasury reviews the country’s alcohol tax framework, a disputed claim about the illicit market is sharpening a wider debate over revenue, public health and the formal alcohol…

  • Ashley Lechman
5 min read