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A cargo of Scotch whiskey valued at more than eighteen thousand dollars is destroyed by federal prohibition agents in Los Angeles in 1928. (Photo by Camerique/Getty Images)
BLACK MARKETS

Unintended consequences of tax legislation

Tax laws can be a major factor in giving rise to black markets in order to evade the taxes

  • Gary Moore
7 min read
South Africa banned the sale of tobacco products as one of its measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
ALCOHOL

The tobacco sales ban is a giant stimulus package for organised crime

We should learn from history that prohibitions tend not to work, even if the intention is good

  • John Davenport
3 min read
ALCOHOL

US drinks to 75 years since end of Prohibition

Americans will on Friday toast the 75th anniversary of the end of Prohibition, which began in 1920 and was repealed in 1933 on economic grounds.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read