Treasury proposes minimum pricing for alcohol to curb harmful drinking

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A 2020 study found that the cost incurred by provincial and national governments from alcohol abuse was R17 billion

The treasury has proposed setting a minimum price for alcoholic beverages to reduce harmful consumption which is a drain on the country’s health resources.

The South African Medical Research Council reported in a 2020 study that 27 000 to 103 000 people in South Africa died because of alcohol — which translates to 74 to 282 adults a day. The cost incurred by the…



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