SUBMISSION on Tobacco Bill

August 1, 2023

Dr Martin van Staden

The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has warned the Portfolio Committee on Health in the National Assembly that the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill represents a kind of paternalism that is out of sync with South Africa’s constitutional values.

The FMF recommends that the Bill be withdrawn.

READ the FMF’s submission here.

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Dr Martin van Staden

Dr Martin van Staden is the Head of Policy at the Free Market Foundation, and serves additionally on the boards of the Foundation, Rule of Law Project, and Free Speech Union SA. He has an earned Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Pretoria. Van Staden has been associated with the FMF since 2015. Visit www.martinvanstaden.com for more information.

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