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The Beer Association of South Africa is urging National Treasury to balance excise policy and enforcement with the affordability and competitiveness of the formal beer market.
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Legal beer market supports 210,000 jobs as BASA calls for balanced excise policy

The Beer Association of South Africa is urging National Treasury to balance excise policy and enforcement with the affordability and competitiveness of the formal beer market.

  • Ashley Lechman
3 min read
A shopper reaches for a bottle of alcohol at a retailer. National Treasury is reviewing the country’s alcohol tax framework amid a wider debate over excise duties, public health and illicit trade.
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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