TELITA SNYCKERS: The tobacco industry has never been this vulnerable — here’s how to use that to do some good
There is a simple way for the government to reduce the number of smokers in SA, and that is to increase the tax on cigarettes. It has worked before and will work again
11 August 2020 - 07:00
It’s clear that the ban on the sale of tobacco products isn’t achieving its objectives.
Before it was imposed, about 20% of South Africans smoked cigarettes. While nearly half of them may have quit during the ban, many of them have indicated they intend to resume smoking again once it is lifted...
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