Remove VAT on protein-rich items to improve food security: Shoprite report
20 October 2024 - 00:00
The government must consider removing VAT on certain crucial food products — especially protein-rich items favoured by lower-income households — to improve food security, which could worsen over the next decade if immediate interventions are not implemented with speed, warned Shoprite in its food security index report...
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