Tag: Sugar tax
SA Canegrowers welcomes call by DA to scrap the sugar tax
SA Canegrowers welcomes the announcement by the DA that they are calling for a repeal of the sugar tax, officially known as the Health Promotion Levy. Since its implementation in 2018,...
This is Midterm Budget Speech, The Healthy Living Alliance is calling for the Minister...
In September, Treasury announced that it would be taking strong measures to curtail government spending as the country faces a concerning debt trap. Among the many causes of the crisis, the government...
Publication of sugar tax increase without consultation threatens livelihoods
SA Canegrowers has voiced concern about the recently published Draft Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill, which includes an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (sugar tax), and...
Reversal on sugar tax increase a welcome reprieve for sugarcane growers
Press statement by Andrew Russell Chairperson at SA Canegrowers
SA Canegrowers welcomes the announcement in the Budget Speech of the decision not to implement a planned increase in the Health Promotion Levy....
Sugar tax to promote health, curb obesity
As the debate over imposing a tax on sugary beverages commenced on Tuesday, Members of Parliament (MPs) heard of concerns that the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in South Africa was increasing steadily.
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