SAB wants excise tax relief – otherwise it may invest in African countries other than SA

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Article highlights:

• South African Breweries has called for the government to adjust the excise tax rate in line with inflation, and not by more.
• If SAB doesn’t get the relief and certainty it seeks from South Africa, it may expand outside of the country – for example, in Mozambique.
• The brewer may also look at strategies like increasing hops imports.