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The transport industry is going to have to think laterally if it is to limit the impact of the coming Carbon Tax, says Mike Schussler.

By Tristan Wiggill

16 Sep 2015

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South Africa's logistics costs, as a percentage of its GDP, currently stand at around 13%, 7% of which is derived from land transport. "That figure is going to be hit quite hard by the Carbon Tax," says economist Schussler. "It's going to make transport even more expensive and less competitive".

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Source: Transport World Africa

Transport World Africa is the complete source of information when it comes to transport and logistics in Africa. The magazine and its digital platforms cover the transport and related logistics industries in their entireties, with special focus on the movement of freight throughout Africa, particularly in South Africa, SADC and East African countries.

As such, it is an essential source of information for transport association members, cargo owners, freight forwarders, transporters, fleet owners, supply chain and logistics professionals, distribution and storage experts and government employees. Transport World Africa is endorsed by the Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations (FESARTA) and the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF).

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