The Treasury has given a 30-day notice period for public comments on its alcohol tax proposals, which the liquor industry says is unfair and premature.

The current guideline for the tax incidence for wine, beer, and spirits stands at 11%, 23% and 36%, respectively. The rate of ...

The policy document emphasises that excise tax increases should aim to reduce the affordability of alcoholic beverages.

The report by Oxford Economics Africa titled “Double the Pain: The burden of unpredictable excise taxes and high inflation on ...

National Treasury has published its latest alcohol taxation review, which could see significant changes to the pricing of ...

The report was presented during the Beer Tax Indaba, which examined the burden of unpredictable excise taxes in a ...

Treasury is considering an option to either increase the guideline tax burden for all the alcohol categories or to do away ...

The policy review of the taxation of alcoholic beverages builds on the previous excise tax policy review ... proposals on ...

The South African Revenue Service charges an ad valorem tax, or a luxury excise tax, on smartphones, over and above Value Added Tax and regular import duties, substantially increasing the price of ...

The government’s previous attempt to introduce a pollution tax, the so-called eco levy, through the Finance Bill, 2024 ...

The GSMA's recent report, "Driving Digital Transformation of the Economy in South Africa," highlights the vast potential of ...

With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP ...