EXCISE TAX OP-ED Alcohol and cigarettes in the 2025 Budget — anchor policy in data, not industry spin 5 min 0 By Corné van Walbeek, Sam Filby and Nicole Vellios
SPOTLIGHT What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on Budget 2025 6 min 0 By Charles Parry, Funeka Bango, Tamara Kredo, Wanga Zembe, Michelle Galloway, Renee Street and Caradee Wright for Spotlight
BOOZE LEVY OP-ED Government’s review of alcohol taxes a good start to help save public health system 5 min 4 By Russell Rensburg and Kenneth Jacobs
SOBERING INCREASES Treasury aims to alleviate SA’s drinking problem — by raising excise tax on alcohol 7 min 11 By Georgina Crouth
MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED It’s not an alcohol sin tax, it’s a health tax – and the Budget should increase it 5 min 3 By Sue Goldstein and Maurice Smithers
