CAPE TOWN -
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana made it clear when he tabled the 2026 Budget Speech on Wednesday that certain tax increases are unavoidable.
For the 2026/2027 financial year tobacco, alcohol and fuel levy will increase in line with inflation.
Here's what's going up :
Cigarettes and Tobacco
- A pack of 20 cigarettes rises from R22.81 to R23.58.
- Pipe tobacco rises by 28 cents per 25 grams,
- Cigarette tobacco rises by 87 cents per 50 grams.
- Cigars rise by R4.56 per 23 grams.
- Electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems will aslo face a much higher excise duty
Alcohol
- A 340ml can of beer or cider increases by 8 cents.
- A 750ml bottle of wine goes up by 15 cents.
- A 750ml bottle of spirits will increase by R3.20.
Fuel
- Fuel levy will go up by 9 cents per litre for petrol and 8 cents per litre for diesel.
- The carbon fuel levy will go up by 5 cents per litre for petrol and 6 cents for diesel.