Doubling sugar tax will help starving children: NGO’s plea to Godongwana
The tax works out to about 10% of the cost of sugary drinks
20 February 2024 - 21:36
An NGO has implored finance minster Enoch Godongwana to double “sugar tax” tariffs on drinks and use the income to increase the child support grant. ..
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