Black tobacco farmers want Sars to do more to combat illicit trade
They say that the livelihoods of hundreds of emerging tobacco farmers are under threat because of the illicit tobacco trade
20 November 2019 - 22:12
The Black Tobacco Farmers’ Association has called on Sars to do more to tackle the illicit tobacco trade which it says is directly threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of emerging farmers across the country.
The association’s comments follow a presentation by Sars to parliament’s finance committee earlier this week. Sars officials acknowledged that the tax authority needed to do more to deal with the illicit tobacco trade...
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