SA will start taxing heated tobacco such as the ‘hubbly bubbly’
Heated tobacco products will be taxed at a rate of 75% of the cigarette excise rate
26 February 2020 - 14:18
The government will start taxing heated tobacco products with immediate effect, and plans to start taxing electronic cigarettes next year as part of the so-called “sin taxes”.
This was disclosed in the 2020 Budget Review tabled by finance minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday, in which smokers and drinkers were once again told that they would pay more for their vices...
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