‘I’m astonished that the government cares so little about the health of their citizens,’ said Professor Karen Hofman, a leading researcher in sugar and other health-related taxes.
In 2021, further research from Hofman’s team at Wits showed that South Africans were buying 28% fewer sugary drinks since the HPL was launched in 2018. In the meantime, billions have flowed into the national coffers from the HPL revenues — on average R2.5-billion per year since its launch.
from the HPL is not earmarked or ring-fenced for any particular expenditure but accrues to the National Revenue Fund for general government expenditure, as per the approved budgets.”a serious communication campaign as to the addictive and harmful effects of sugar, especially liquid sugar”.In 2022, a small inflationary increase, from 2.21 to 2.
“There are many positive things that could have been done by industry but clearly their interference in health policy for the country is beyond belief,” said Hofman.
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