JOHANNESBURG – The South African Revenue Service (Sars) wants tighter control over the illicit trade of tobacco and now wants a service provider to help track cigarettes from manufacturing plants to points of sale.
Sars says track-and-trace marker technology would help it monitor the illicit tobacco trade, which is causing significant losses to the national fiscus.
Acting chief officer for enforcement Viwe Mlenzana said: “This system will enable us to independently verify production and to identify cigarettes manufactured legally, as well as illegally.”
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