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Calls for Tito Mboweni to shelve sugar tax in Budget speechThe SA Cane Growers says the tax has cost the sugar industry nearly R1 billion since its implementation.
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Sugar tax has cost R1bn and should be shelved, industry saysSA Cane Growers’ Association says that its impact on obesity is still questionable, but its knock to the economy and jobs is certain Now imagine what wealth taxes and such have done to other industries . The sugar tax has also resulted in poisonous sweeteners being added to almost all the cooldrinks now. These cause cancer, diabetes, weight gain & other health issues. Politicians are causing the exact problems they claim to fight & we must all pay into NHI while they sicken us? I saw it coming. This is/was always going to be unnecessary, government never serious about health issues, if they were, they'd ban alcohol and have a 'fat tax'. Ripple effect always leads to high unemployment.
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Take sugar industry’s tax talk with a pinch of salt – expertSugar lobbyists and the industry’s 'modelling around the economic impact of the sugar tax was from the outset largely exaggerated'.
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SA sugar association not sweet on Tito’s new taxesThe South African Sugar Association (SASA) said on Thursday it was disappointed by the announcement that there would be an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), commonly known as
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Jobs at risk as Coca-Cola reels from sugar taxThe jobs of more than 1,000 people may be on the line as Coca-Cola Beverages SA embarks on restructuring. Anothe job loses are on the cards caused by Anc goverment with their stupid Sugar tax nonsense. But it's a done deal...some workers have already received notices especially transport department This is what they want under a privatised Eskom.
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Sugar tax leaves a bitter taste for industry with 350 000 jobs at stake | Sunday TribuneSouth African Canegrowers Association said 350 000 jobs were at stake if issues facing the R14 billion industry were not addressed. DeanMacpherson You can thank the MYANC for yet another failure
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Consider this Mboweni: Sugar tax costs industry R925m since inception | IOL Business ReportThe industry calls on Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to shelve the sugar tax, pending a thorough assessment of its impact on the economy and jobs. I agree get rid of this sugar tax it will lead to layoffs in the sugar industry which is counterproductive.
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Sugar tax has cost R1bn and should be shelved, industry saysSA Cane Growers’ Association says that its impact on obesity is still questionable, but its knock to the economy and jobs is certain Now imagine what wealth taxes and such have done to other industries . The sugar tax has also resulted in poisonous sweeteners being added to almost all the cooldrinks now. These cause cancer, diabetes, weight gain & other health issues. Politicians are causing the exact problems they claim to fight & we must all pay into NHI while they sicken us? I saw it coming. This is/was always going to be unnecessary, government never serious about health issues, if they were, they'd ban alcohol and have a 'fat tax'. Ripple effect always leads to high unemployment.
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Calls for Tito Mboweni to shelve sugar tax in Budget speechThe SA Cane Growers says the tax has cost the sugar industry nearly R1 billion since its implementation.
Source: ewnupdates - 🏆 30. / 53 Read more »