The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill seeks to change where people can smoke and how cigarettes are packaged.
JOHANNESBURG - Local tobacco manufacturers say they are worried that the new bill aimed at curbing smoking could have the opposite effect.
Independent tobacco manufacturers in the country believe that over-regulating the tobacco industry could impact the economy, leading to possible job losses and gives more power to the black market. But the calls for further amendments to tobacco laws appear to have widened the gap between public health interests and the interests of the industry.
"Arguments are made by both sides, with the tobacco industry stating they contribute approximately R15 billion by way of excise taxes. The anti-smoking lobby group estimates that the cost to the healthcare system to be about R45 billion."
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