Both sides of the smoking debate welcome tax on e-cigarettes
Cigarette maker Philip Morris SA and anti-tobacco lobby give a thumbs up to Tito Mboweni’s decision to tax heated tobacco products
27 February 2020 - 18:17
The SA unit of cigarette group Philip Morris International has welcomed finance minister Tito Mboweni’s announcement of the introduction of excise tax on heated tobacco products, which is at a lower rate than that of cigarettes.
The tobacco industry continues to face a rising number of challenges in SA, including increasing cigarette trafficking and an uncertain regulatory environment...
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