Industry calls for sugar tax to be scrapped immediately

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SA Canegrowers Association says the budget must promote job creation, but ‘the sugar tax does exactly the opposite’ 🔒

Ahead of Wednesday’s budget speech, SA’s sugar industry has intensified its calls for the sugar tax to be scrapped with immediate effect, saying the policy is unsupported by data.

“This year’s budget speech must support, not sabotage, the recovery and growth of the industry,” said Andrew Russell, the chair of industry body SA Canegrowers Association...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.

 

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Sounds like the tobacco lobby - let's throw the well-being of our consumers out the window in the pursuit of profit.

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