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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: New alcohol harm reduction
Description: The National Treasury has just published a policy review on the taxation of alcoholic beverages South Africa. This review may change the minimum unit price of alcohol and this may inform how alcohol may be taxed in the upcoming budget for 2025. This review could become a key intervention that may change accessibility and prevalence of alcohol in communities. National Treasury has opened the review for public comment to get inputs on how the introduction of minimum unit pricing can help reduce alcohol abuse and find policy interventions that can reflect its commitment to harm reduction. Our next...