FATSANI BANDA: South Africa's excise tax system: A toast to unfairness?
15 September 2024 - 08:07
While the “GNU dawn” has changed the political landscape, some parts of the old remain — including the excise tax system on alcoholic beverages, which leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of beer drinkers across the nation.
While beer is subject to a progressive tax based on its alcohol-by-volume (ABV) — the higher the alcohol content the higher the tax — this doesn’t apply to all alcohol categories. This disparity we see with beer not only defies logic but raises serious questions about fairness and equity in the tax system...
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