Booze and cigarettes more expensive

As has become the trend every year, the cost of smoking and drinking has gone up yet again following an announcement last week by Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein of increases in ‘sin taxes’ on specific commodities.
During the unveiling of his N$66 billion budget in the National Assembly on Thursday, Schlettwein said taking into account sales volumes and targets set for the total tax burden on certain commodities, sin tax percentage increases would become applicable with effect from February 24, 2016.
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