Major battle over online sale of cigarettes in South Africa

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Major battle over online sale of cigarettes in South Africa

Tax Justice South Africa has accused Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation (GLTC) of dodging taxes by illegally selling cigarettes online to customers.

GLTC is a member of the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA), which took the government to court over its ban on tobacco products during the national lockdown.

Studies conducted during lockdown found that GLTC cigarette brands were popular on the black market, with 10 million RG cigarettes sold each day at greatly inflated prices.

 

[deweyzeph]

So you can buy alcohol online but you can't buy cigarettes? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

 

[MirageF1]

More effed up priorities I see, nevermind the fact that booze can be ordered online without a peep from you Mr Bumjee.

Go after all your guaverment thieves and henchmen!
That'll keep you busy enough and might even keep your troughs full and overflowing.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I am not a cancer stick smoker, but seriously... Go find a corner and sit the fsck down mr Abramjee... nobody needs you meddling in their business.

 

[Creag]

If the company evading taxation, then they have every right to stir the hornet's next. If it ultimately means that more sin tax is justifiably paid, then why not. Otherwise, taxes elsewhere will be increased.

 

[borro]

Red commie tape for the piggy through.

 

[Thor]

If they are avoiding tax then nail them to the wall and set the example, but my gut says this is just the ANC being fck tards and messing with the private sector.

 

[cr@zydude]

If they are avoiding tax then nail them to the wall and set the example, but my gut says this is just the ANC being fck tards and messing with the private sector.

Tax Justice SA isn't the ANC.