The sugar industry has called on government to act immediately to prevent the industry’s collapse, as the industry has lost R1.3-billion in only one season since the implementation of the sugar tax in April last year. South African Canegrowers’ Association chairperson Graeme Stainbank says government should acknowledge that the sugar tax has damaged the economy, particularly the sugar industry, and place a moratorium on it until a proper socioeconomic impact assessment has been done.
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