Farmers urge Treasury to hold sugar tax steady
The levy is a drain on transformation efforts, says canegrowers’ association
31 January 2024 - 19:08
Sugar farmers are asking for the health promotion levy, commonly known as the sugar tax, not to be marginally increased in the February budget, claiming it causes economic hardship.
SA Canegrowers, which represents SA sugar farmers, says the tax decreases the demand for sugar and thus the revenue of thousands of small-scale farmers. ..
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