Casinos win big in North West gambling levy case
Constitutional Court affirms power to raise taxes belongs to parliament
29 November 2023 - 14:12
UPDATED 29 November 2023 - 23:10
The North West provincial government has suffered a setback in its attempt to raise revenue from the gambling industry after the Constitutional Court ruled it had unlawfully increased levies on casino operators such as Sun International and Peermont.
The court ordered the government to pay back millions of rand to casino operators, which had paid under protest...
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