This process should also rationalise the tax treatment of all alcohol products so that they are taxed equally in terms of their alcohol content.” “Given its societal harm, the taxation of alcohol products must be urgently revisited. ![]() Only Russia and Ukraine scored five.Īccording to Business day, the South African Medical Journal reported that almost half of those who drink have dangerous consumption patterns.ħ% of South Africans suffer from disorders due to dangerous drinking.Ģ% of South Africans are physiologically and psychologically dependant onĦ% of all deaths within South African are solely because of alcohol.Īlcohol excise tax may be attributed to South Africans alcohol binging problem, according to Grieve Chelwa, senior lecturer in economics at the University of Cape Town’s graduate school of business, and Corne Walbeek, professor of economics in UCT’s school of economics, WHO uses a scale of one to five in order to rank a country’s risky drinking patterns, with one being the lowest. ![]() But things get worse… South Africa public health goes down the bottle
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