Godongwana urged not to raise excise tax as group worried about illicit alcohol

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Godongwana urged not to raise excise tax as group worried about illicit alcohol
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The National Liquor Traders Organisation believes aggressive excise tax increases on alcohol have boosted the illicit liquor trade.

CAPE TOWN - The organisation's Lucky Ntimane said: “What has changed is that illicit alcohol trade has almost doubled over the last 10 years.

The large and growing difference between legal alcohol and illicit alcohol, now about 43% cheaper on average, has been a big contributor to this growth.”

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