Tax Justice SA outlines 5-point plan to stub out illicit cigarette trade

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TJSA founder Yusuf Abramjee says the R8 billion lost in unpaid 'sin' taxes could have been used to procure Covid-19 vaccines.

Shut down any plant making cigarettes found being sold at prices below the minimum collectible tax .

Action #3: Shut down any plant making cigarettes found being sold at prices below the Minimum Collectible Tax . Action #4: Impose a minimum price for tobacco products at 30% above MCT, below which these products are identified as illegal and immediately seizedImpose a minimum price for tobacco products at 30% above MCT, below which these products are identified as illegal and immediately seized.

Introduce an education programme for retailers, paid for by tobacco excise taxes, to help them identify which brands are illicit and cannot be sold. Action #5: Introduce an education programme for retailers, paid for by tobacco excise taxes, to help them identify which brands are illicit and cannot be soldThe founder of TJSA, Yusuf Abramjee, said: “The annual R8 billion being lost in unpaid ‘sin’ taxes would pay to vaccinate half of all South Africans against Covid-19. Instead of turning a blind eye, authorities must act now to save lives.”

 

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