Shiimi raises sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco products – The Brief is Namibia’s leading Daily Business, Finance and Economic News publication
Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi, has increased the sin tax on respective excisable commodities effective February 22, 2024, as per the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) agreement.
While tabling the 2024/25 budget in the National Assembly on Thursday, Shiimi announced that a 340 ml can of beer will increase by 10 cents; a 750 ml bottle of wine will go up by 18 cents; a 750 ml bottle of spirits will increase by N$3.90; a 23 gram cigar will go up by N$5.47, while the duty on a pack of 20 cigarettes will increase by 98 cents.
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