SA scores a four, just behind Russia and Ukraine, the only two countries that received a score of five in the WHO ranking, says the writer. Picture: ISTOCKThis ranking is according to the 2018 global status report on alcohol and health published by the World Health Organisation . While only a third of adults report consuming alcohol in the past year, those who do drink tend to drink heavily.of pure alcohol in 2016.
SA scores a four, just behind Russia and Ukraine, the only two countries that received a score of five. A recent study in theshows that close to half of South Africans who report drinking alcohol drink in a dangerous manner. Ordinarily, the consumption of any legal substance that causes this much harm would be appropriately regulated and taxed to reduce the costs imposed on society. This has not been the case in SA.
After declining by 61% between 1960 and 1990, the real tax per pack of cigarettes increased by more than 500% between 1990 and 2018. This means the real tax on cigarettes was substantially higher in 2018 than it was 60 years ago. Given its societal harm, the taxation of alcohol products must be urgently revisited. This process should also rationalise the tax treatment of all alcohol products so that they are taxed equally in terms of their alcohol content. Currently, wine and beer are taxed at a much lower rate than spirits, for example.
Only 6th? this is terrible.
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