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Four facts about SA's proposed sugar tax

Published on 22 February 2017
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Ahead of South Africa's budget speech this afternoon, here is a summary of our fact-checks relating to the proposed sugar tax.

https://africacheck.org/reports/sas-proposed-sugar-tax-claims-calories-job-losses-checked

https://africacheck.org/reports/are-south-africans-sugar-consumption-8th-highest-in-the-world/

https://africacheck.org/reports/no-sa-not-weigh-worlds-3rd-obese-nation/

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