Blue Cross calls for more tax on alcohol

FRANCISTOWN: An alcohol policy training manager for Blue Cross Norway has called on the government of Botswana to increase taxation in such a way that the alcohol industry covers all the expenditure created by alcohol consumption.

Anders Wengen was speaking at a two-day alcohol evidence-based intervention workshop hosted by Blue Cross Botswana at Thapama Hotel that ended on Tuesday.

Both Blue Cross Norway and Blue Cross Botswana are members of Blue Cross in Switzerland, whose mission is to improve people's quality of life by addressing alcohol, drug and other substance abuse through prevention, treatment, after-care and support to those directly and indirectly affected.

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