Looking ahead at the budget to be tabled towards the end of February, will the National Treasury still look at raising sin taxes when prohibitions have had such a negative impact on the liquor industry?
Saville said he would be surprised if excise duties were not increased, given that the National Treasury looks at all possible line items “Keep in mind that specific excise duties are modest in the greater scheme of things, contributing R46bn in revenue collection ofR1.5-trillion in 2019/20,” he said.
Meanwhile, Vinpro, the organisation representing the South African wine industry, is awaiting a court date for its bid to compel the government to allow the Western Cape premier – and other premiers in future – to deviate from any…