BAT calls for review of tobacco taxes

Cigarettes
Cigarettes

British American Tobacco (BAT) Botswana has asked the government to reconsider the increased taxes on tobacco products. Last week BAT Botswana stated that an increase in taxes on tobacco products would result in decreased consumption.

The company said instead smokers may continue to look for cheaper and often illicit products. 

“What’s more is that the call for increased taxation on tobacco products is being made from within a context of already high tobacco taxes across Southern Africa, and an economic environment in which the disposable income of consumer’s remains stretched,” read the statement from the company.

Editor's Comment
Prosecutors deserve better

These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up