EVALUATINGTHE EFFECTIVENESS OFSUGAR TAX TO COMBATSOUTH AFRICAN’S SWEET TOOTH

The former Minister of Finance,Pravin Gordhan,introduced the proposed sugartax legislation forSouth Africa in the 2016 Budget Speech to address obesity inSouth Africa. The World Health Organisation(WHO)encourages more healthybehaviour and supportsthe implementation of sugar tax. Sugar tax is the tax...

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Main Author: Joani Dahms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Sciences Research Society 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
Online Access:http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJEF/archieves/IJEF_2017_2/j-dahms.pdf