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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88243, member: 27"]
A proposed salt tax would hit food manufacturers whose products blow past sodium limits, with revenue funneled straight into public health programs.

Moyo pitches the salt-tax framework
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[*]Obadiah Moyo floated sodium caps on processed food products.
[*]Manufacturers exceeding limits would face escalating excise taxes.
[*]Consumers themselves would not get taxed under his proposal.
[*]Revenue would bankroll blood-pressure screening and clinic education.
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Health risks driving the push
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[*]Excessive salt intake significantly raises blood pressure.
[*]That cascade leads to kidney disease, stroke, and heart failure.
[*]Moyo currently advises the National Men's Forum for Economic Development.
[*]His former role as health minister lends the pitch some credibility.
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Zimbabwe already has a sugar-tax precedent
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[*]A sugar surtax was launched in February 2024 via a statutory instrument.
[*]Ready-to-drink beverages get taxed at US$0.001 per sugar gram.
[*]Cordials and concentrates pay half that rate per gram.
[*]All collected funds are earmarked for the health sector.
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