# SA Canegrowers urges Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to scrap the sugar tax in tomorrow’s medium-term budget policy statement, which is adding to pressure on local sugar producers. The organisation’s Higgins Mdluli says growers are struggling with heavily subsidised sugar imports and uncertainty surrounding Tongaat Hulett. Mdluli warns the levy has contributed to job losses and could further threaten small-scale farmers, calling for its removal to help revive local sugar sales and protect rural livelihoods.
SA Canegrowers reiterates plea for sugar tax relief ahead of budget statement