The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorvan Walbeek, Corné
dc.contributor.authorEbrahim, Zeenat
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-11T11:32:12Z
dc.date.available2020-03-11T11:32:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2020-03-11T09:33:06Z
dc.description.abstractSince 2015, the South African National Treasury has experienced declines in tax-paid cigarette revenues. The declines have been attributed to upward spikes in the illicit tobacco trade. This dissertation explores the upward spike in the illicit tobacco trade, in order to assess whether or not a relationship exists between tobacco companies’ actions and the spike in illicit activity. The study analyses information gathered from semi-structured key informant interviews in order to derive expert insights into the spike. The results indicate that the tobacco industry as a whole is using a variety of tactics to protect their interests. This thesis suggests that the recent increase in the illicit tobacco trade is the result of an increase in under-declared cigarette production by the tobacco industry, which exploits a weak enforcement of antitobacco laws.
dc.identifier.apacitationEbrahim, Z. (2019). <i>The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31558en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEbrahim, Zeenat. <i>"The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31558en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEbrahim, Z. 2019. The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31558en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ebrahim, Zeenat AB - Since 2015, the South African National Treasury has experienced declines in tax-paid cigarette revenues. The declines have been attributed to upward spikes in the illicit tobacco trade. This dissertation explores the upward spike in the illicit tobacco trade, in order to assess whether or not a relationship exists between tobacco companies’ actions and the spike in illicit activity. The study analyses information gathered from semi-structured key informant interviews in order to derive expert insights into the spike. The results indicate that the tobacco industry as a whole is using a variety of tactics to protect their interests. This thesis suggests that the recent increase in the illicit tobacco trade is the result of an increase in under-declared cigarette production by the tobacco industry, which exploits a weak enforcement of antitobacco laws. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Economic Development LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa TI - The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31558 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/31558
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEbrahim Z. The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31558en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectEconomic Development
dc.titleThe recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMCom
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