Thursday 29 July 2021 - HUGE hikes in ‘sin’ taxes on alcohol and tobacco are a gift for criminals in illegal trade and will deliver another lethal blow to…
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Sunday 11 July 2021 - CRIMINAL cigarette manufacturers are mocking justice by paying lip service to the tax laws as illicit tobacco floods the country, Tax Justice SA (TJSA)…
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Wednesday 28 April 2021 - THE explosion in illicit trade caused by South Africa’s lockdown bans on alcohol and cigarettes has grabbed the attention of the world. Major international…
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Sunday 18 April 2021 - COPS have seized a massive truckload of illegal cigarettes from Zimbabwe, giving yet more proof of the full-scale price war raging between criminal operators…
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Monday 12 April 2021 - GOVERNMENT policy has fuelled a massive explosion in South Africa’s illicit cigarette trade that is laid bare in a damning new report published today.…
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Tuesday 9 March 2021 - EVERY tobacco company in the country should submit to a comprehensive official investigation in the wake of a damning new report that shows South…
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Thursday 4 March 2021 – THE four suspects bust with fake Covid-19 vaccines in Gauteng must face the harshest jail terms, according to Tax Justice SA (TJSA). “Criminals exploiting…
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 - FINANCE Minister Tito Mboweni’s big hike in sin taxes is another gift to criminals in illicit trade and another blow to legitimate tax-paying businesses…
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Thursday 18 February 2021 - THE illicit cigarette trade is out of control in South Africa and tackling it should become a “national priority”, according to an important new…
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Wednesday 17 February 2021 - ANY increase in ‘sin’ taxes in the annual Budget next week would backfire badly by enriching criminals in illicit trade, destroying livelihoods and even…
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