Fita withdraws tobacco challenge after reaching settlement with government
The parties agreed that should the minister want to reinstate the ban at any stage in the future, she will follow a public participation process
26 August 2020 - 14:33
Lobby group, Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has withdrawn its legal challenge to the rationality of the ban on the sale of tobacco products during the lockdown after reaching a settlement with the government.
The organisation, which represents SA’s local cigarette manufacturers, was granted permission in the Supreme Court of Appeal to appeal the Pretoria High Court’s dismissal of its efforts to overturn the ban, which is estimated to have cost the country up to R38m a day in lost excise duties...
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