Proposed SSB Tax Threatens Nigerian Manufacturing and Jobs

SSB tax threatens 33% manufacturing output, 1.5m jobs — MAN

•Promote healthy consumption without harming businesses — ACCI By Yinka Kolawole & Progress Godfrey Opposition to the proposed increase in excise duties on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) intensified yesterday as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) warned of severe economic consequences. MAN cautioned that the proposed levy could […] The post SSB tax threatens 33% manufacturing output, 1.5m jobs — MAN appeared first on Vanguard...

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