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South Africa: New Tax for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
SAnews.gov.za, 24 February 2016
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has proposed a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, as government increases its efforts to tackle obesity. Read more »
No Sugar-Coating It - South Africans Will Pay for 'Sins'
The excise duty on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will go up by between 6% and 8.5% respectively, while a sugar tax will be imposed on fizzy cooldrinks and other non-alcoholic beverages for the first time.
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South Africa: The Secret's Out - South Africa to Get a Sugar Tax
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
South Africans with a sweet tooth will be punished with a higher tax on sweet stuff. In his budget speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that a sugar tax… Read more »
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South Africa: Brace for Bitter Surprise From Gordhan
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is set to deliver one of the country's toughest budgets yet and as he tries to trim the fat, a sugar tax could possibly be on the cards. Read more »
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South Africa: Budget in a Nutshell
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's first comeback National Budget tabled on Wednesday afternoon in Parliament was relatively calm and workmanlike one after all the expectations of… Read more »
InFocus
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The country's Budget missed some crucial chances, according to some political parties and critics. Read more »
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Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will present the budget speech in parliament today, five weeks after his reappointment into the position - a portfolio that has seen the presidency ... Read more »
