Sechaba, govt negotiate over alcohol levy
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Since the introduction of the alcohol levy about seven years ago, government has been increasing the alcohol tax by five percent every year with the intention of reducing harmful impact of alcohol.
Initially government intended to increase the levy year on year till it reaches 70%, something that Sechaba thought would do more harm to their business.
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