“Having considered the response from the government and noting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s public statement of Monday May 4, as a business, we have taken the decision not to pursue legal action at this stage but, instead, to pursue further discussions with the government on the formulation and application of the regulations under the Covid-19 lockdown,” said Batsa.
As smokers' cigarette supplies dwindled, the illegal sale of cigarettes increased which, Batsa said, “The statement [on Tuesday] from commissioner Edward Kieswetter that Sars has 'clear evidence' that the illicit economy is 'thriving' and that there could be a shortfall of R285bn in tax revenues this year lays bare the challenge facing the government, businesses and all South Africans,” the cigarette maker said.
The company said the illicit trade of tobacco products was undoing all previous efforts by the government to smoke out the illegal trade in cigarettes, adding that previously this had cost the country more than R10bn a year.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Pussies....
Thank mam Nkosazana Dlamini, you are our president , PeopleBeforeProfits
I smell a rat mmmh..🤔🤔
TO BRITS AND AMERICANS LET ME REMINDED YOU OF THIS INCIDENCES: ONE OF YOUR BRITISH ANIMAL CAME IN OUR COUNTRY TO SLAUGHTER HIS FIANCE USED OUR CHILDREN TO COMMIT THE CRIME AND YOUR JUDICIARY CAME IN TO UNDERMINETHIS COUNTRY TO DECLARE WE CANNOTARREST ONE OF YOUR OWN NOW I SAY TO:
TO THE BRITS AND THE AMERICANS SOUTH AFRIKA IS A COUNTRY ITS A FULL STATE: TO THE BRITISH THE TIME OF YOUR PUGNACIOUS WITH HE WHO YOU UNDERMINED IS OVER BOTH OF YOU IF YOU HAVE ONCE GRAPPLED OUR JUDICIARY AND OUR SELVES THE END HAS COME TO ALL OF THOSE LUXURIES OF OUR COUNTRY
BAT e ne le metlae
Swineeee
Good! they were just snooping their nose to the affairs of our country, these greedy profit mongers ,, can't they see what this virus has done in their countries, they want us to die like flies
Johnny moloto and your BATSA you realised that you will never win against NDZ that's why you decided to drop your legal action on the banning of tobacco. VIVA MBOKODO
Now let's watch the self-righteous idiots celebrate as if this is some kind of victory for the government without knowing the full reasons for the pause 🤔
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡😯😯😯😯
Amaaaaaaaandla!!!!!!✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾⚫️🟢🟡
I think this is a win-win situation. Let's rather talk like adults.
And you're not happy
So it's a pause now,I thought they left it completely from other sources 🤔
Corporate SA needs to grow some balls.
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