Fresh calls for government to cut fuel levy amid record petrol prices
South African motorists will pay more than R30 a litre for petrol from Wednesday, prompting fresh calls for the government to slash fuel levies as households buckle under soaring transport, electricity and food costs.” Reduction Misa has called for a temporary reduction of the General Fuel Levy of at least R3 a litre on petrol and diesel while oil prices remain at current levels, alongside targeted relief for households reliant on paraffin that were excluded from April’s measures.
In April, after organised labour pushed for relief through Nedlac, Treasury cut the General Fuel Levy by R3 a litre and reduced the diesel levy to zero.
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