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Sugar high: NGO Heala is lobbying for the sugar tax to be increased from 11% to 20%. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP)
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Health experts call for a 20% hike in sugar tax

The levy has generated R5.4-billion in revenue since its inception two years ago, and an increase will help the fight against Covid-19

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
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