Sinners coughing up

It's enough to make a ou give up smoking. And drinking.
Well, maybe not drinking. But when you go to the pub now, you're going to have to bleddy walk, because he's bleddy put up the price of petrol as well.

Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday announced the customary increases in sin taxes - the government's cut on cigarettes and booze - and a hike in both the fuel and Road Accident Fund levies.

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Smokers, drinkers in for a shock

Although sin taxes - alcohol and cigarettes have seen an upward tax increase in the last few years, tax specialists predict that Finance Minister Trevor Manuel will announce a further increase on these items in this year's eagerly awaited Budget.

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