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Alcohol, cigarettes to cost more in 2015

Alcohol, cigarettes to cost more in 2015
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25th February 2015

By: SANews, SA government news service

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It will cost more to tip the bottle or to light up a cigarette, following the tabling of the 2015 National Budget.

Tabling his maiden Budget Speech in Parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said excise duties on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will again increase.

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The tax of a quart of beer will go up by 15.5 c while a bottle of wine will cost 15 c more.

A bottle of sparkling wine goes up by 48 c while a bottle of whisky will cost R3.77 more.

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A pack of 20 cigarettes increases by 82 c.

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