Khama hikes alcohol levy again?

Government appears to be moving towards increasing the alcohol levy they imposed on brewers and distributors of clear beer and chibuku brews in 2008.

President Ian Khama on Sunday announced that he will be hiking the alcohol levy again in the next few weeks to make it more unaffordable, in an effort to deter consumers from drinking.

He introduced a 30 percent alcohol levy in 2008, which hit hard on the earnings of clear beer brewers, while two other traditional brewers based in Tlokweng had to close shop.

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