Alcohol levy didn't work, made drinkers desperate - BIDPA study

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

A study by the Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) found that the alcohol levy did not only fail to reduce the consumption rate, but actually forced drinkers into more desperate alternatives, trade ministry executives have revealed.

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry commissioned BIDPA to research the issue last year and is now sharing the results, as a nationwide review of the levy and restrictive alcohol trading conditions gather momentum.

This morning, the ministry’s permanent secretary, Peggy Serame told members of the Public Accounts Committee that the levy had achieved the opposite of what it was intended to achieve.

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Alcohol levy didn't work, made drinkers desperate - BIDPA study

A study by the Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) found that the alcohol levy did not only fail to reduce the consumption rate, but actually forced drinkers into more desperate alternatives, trade ministry executives have revealed.

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