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South African plan to slash smartphone prices
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has said he has been in talks with the National Treasury about making smartphones more affordable and scrapping the luxury tax on some devices, GeekHub reports.
The minister has emphasised his "obsession" with removing or at least setting a threshold to the ad valorem or luxury tax on smart devices to make it more affordable for people to access this technology.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has said he has been in talks with the National Treasury about making smartphones more affordable and scrapping the luxury tax on some devices, GeekHub reports.
The minister has emphasised his "obsession" with removing or at least setting a threshold to the ad valorem or luxury tax on smart devices to make it more affordable for people to access this technology.