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MAKE UP YOUR MIND : Would Increasing Alcohol Tax Make a Difference?

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In this episode of Make Up Your Mind tackles a heated question: Would increasing alcohol taxes actually make a difference in reducing drunk driving and serious road accidents in South Africa? Recent proposals suggest that higher, targeted alcohol taxes could discourage excessive drinking, help reduce alcohol-related road crashes, and ease the financial pressure on the Road Accident Fund (RAF). But would making alcohol more expensive really change people’s behaviour or would it simply put another financial burden on consumers?

25 Aug English South Africa Business · Arts

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