Wednesday 12 March 2025 – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget speech has confirmed South Africans’ worst fears: a 0.5 percentage point VAT increase and another round of above-inflation excise…
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Tuesday 11 March 2025 – HIKES in 'sin taxes' in tomorrow’s Budget will further fuel the criminal networks already stealing R100 billion a year from South Africa through illicit…
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Thursday 20 February 2025 - Eliminating the rampant illicit cigarette trade would generate as much money as raising VAT by one percentage point, Tax Justice SA (TJSA) can reveal.…
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Tuesday 18 February 2025 - Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana must resist the temptation to impose unsustainable ‘sin tax’ increases in his Budget Speech on Wednesday, warns Tax Justice SA…
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Thursday 23 January 2025 - Tax Justice South Africa (TJSA) is calling for urgent, more aggressive measures to combat the growing illicit cigarette trade following the latest massive bust…
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Thursday 28 November 2024 - THE heartbroken mom of a toddler killed in a house fire caused by a faulty plug adaptor has backed Tax Justice SA’s (TJSA) campaign…
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Monday, 21 October 2024 - LIVES are in danger and legitimate businesses are at risk from the rampant illicit trade in non-compliant electrical plugs, cables and fittings, Tax Justice…
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Friday 27 September 2024 – A NEW court ruling blocking the taxman from monitoring all cigarette factories “makes a mockery of justice” and is another boost for criminals robbing…
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Monday 19 August 2024 - SOUTH Africa’s rampant illicit cigarette trade is a “national disaster” that requires urgent action from our new Government, crime experts have warned. eNCA’s Crime…
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Thursday 18 July 2024 - THE Western Cape has become the epicentre of South Africa's rampant illicit tobacco trade, with a shocking three out of every four stores in the…
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