AGRICULTURE NEWS - The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) is actively trying to obtain relief for the excise duty burden placed on craft brewers.
According to an industry representative, such an allowance could help mitigate some of the effects that COVID-19-related lockdowns and liquor sales bans have had on brewers.
Patricia Pillay, CEO of BASA, said in a presentation to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance last week, in order to ensure the long-term survival of the beer industry, government needed to consider either maintaining the current excise duty rate, or a below inflationary increase in next year’s national budget.
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