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A spoonful of sugar makes taxes go up
NGO Heala is asking for the health-promotion levy to be hiked, while also dismissing claims by the sugar industry that this will cause job losses
Research informs legislation to shed obesity
The sugar tax is helping to reduce obesity and its related diseases in South Africa
Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my levy
Treasury is coining it as South Africans continue to shell out for their favourite sugary drinks
What’s on the cards for 2018?
Expect to fork out for budget shortfalls, free education and Eskom, but interest rates, fuel and food could provide some relief
SA’s sugar industry under assault
But health groups say the sector’s enduring woes have nothing to do with the sugar tax
Business, labour fight sugar reform
They want to weigh up the cost of lost jobs but others say health costs will hurt even more
Sugar tax no instant obesity cure
A sedentary lifestyle, too little sleep and poor diet also contribute to an overweight society.
Sugar tax only for the sweetest
A can of Coke will soon cost 46c more but will help reduce the national health bill and raise revenue
Life without Oros focuses the sugar war
The threatened loss of a national icon, and the jobs that go with it, illustrates simply why a tax on sweetened drinks is such a divisive issue.
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