Government is planning to introduce a sugar tax

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The government is planning to introduce a sugar tax, which could further strain the finances of consumers already grappling with inflation and the impacts of drought.
Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Iipumbu Shiimi hinted at the new tax regime, indicating that it would affect most sugar products.
The purpose of a sugar tax is to reduce the consumption of sweetened beverages and sugar by making products high in sugar more expensive to purchase. John-Colin Namene unpacks this with communist, Dr. Omu Matundu and Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia director Ben Schernick.