EXPOSED: TJSA INVESTIGATION BLOWS ILLICIT CIGARETTE TRADE WIDE OPEN
EXPOSED: TJSA INVESTIGATION BLOWS ILLICIT CIGARETTE TRADE WIDE OPEN
R10 a pack of Remington Gold
Mo’s Fruit & Veg, Cape Town
R95 carton Remington Gold = R9.50 a pack
Fixed Price Wholesalers, Springs
R72 carton Red&Black = R7.20 a pack
Advance Cash & Carry, Pretoria
R80 carton Red&Black = R8 a pack
Smash Cafe, Johannesburg
Nationwide undercover investigation proves beyond doubt that the illicit cigarette trade is booming and brazen throughout South Africa
Vendors in mainstream retail outlets throughout the country are caught on camera selling established brands at prices that show taxes are not being paid
“I want a big box of 50 cartons, can you get?” – “Yeah”
Avalon Supermarket, Cape Town
“I want a big box of 50 cartons, can you get?” – “Yeah”
Avalon Supermarket, Cape Town
Vendors in mainstream retail outlets throughout the country are caught on camera selling established brands at prices that show taxes are not being paid
“Don’t worry about them. F**k the police.”
Lingkons, Cape Town
Shopkeepers fear no punishment and laugh in the face of the law
It’s robbing South Africans of R22 million a day – money desperately needed to save lives and salvage an economy ravaged by Covid-19 pandemic
R17.40 excise
R2.61 VAT
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MINIMUM TAXES PAYABLE
R20.01 VAT
R17.40 excise
R2.61 VAT
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Total Taxes R20.01
It’s robbing South Africans of R22 million a day – money desperately needed to save lives and salvage an economy ravaged by Covid-19 pandemic
“From Gauteng, a big truck … 400 cases, 500 cases. We can deliver to Cape Town.”
Badats Wholesalers, Johannesburg
Full report of investigation and hours of undercover footage have been handed to Government and police
TJSA demands a crackdown and sets out an urgent plan of action to stop this scourge
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Arrest, prosecute and seize assets of criminals heading the production and distribution of illicit cigarettes
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Enforce stricter controls at our borders, place a permanent SARS official at every cigarette factory and introduce track-and-trace technology
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Shut down any plant making cigarettes found being sold at prices below the Minimum Collectible Tax (MCT)
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Impose a minimum price for tobacco products at 30% above MCT, below which these products are identified as illegal and immediately seized
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Introduce an education programme for retailers, paid for by tobacco excise taxes, to help them identify which brands are illicit and cannot be sold
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Arrest, prosecute and seize assets of criminals heading the production and distribution of illicit cigarettes
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Enforce stricter controls at our borders, place a permanent SARS official at every cigarette factory and introduce track-and-trace technology
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Shut down any plant making cigarettes found being sold at prices below the Minimum Collectible Tax (MCT)
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Impose a minimum price for tobacco products at 30% above MCT, below which these products are identified as illegal and immediately seized
TAX JUSTICE SA DEMANDS
Introduce an education programme for retailers, paid for by tobacco excise taxes, to help them identify which brands are illicit and cannot be sold
TJSA demands a crackdown and sets out an urgent plan of action to stop this scourge
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Tax Justice SA Retail Investigation
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Our compelling dossier reveals how the big players in illicit trade have captured the mainstream market.