AfriForum appeals for a permanent or longer fuel tax cut
Civil action organisation AfriForum has written to finance minister Enoch Godongwana, requesting that he make the temporary cut in fuel levies permanent.
To provide relief to motorists amid surging fuel prices, the South African...
Big petrol price drop could be hijacked with e-toll levy
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) worries that finance minister Enoch Godongwana will use an expected fuel price drop in September as an opportunity to squeeze in a levy to replace Gauteng's e-tolls.
Outa warned that Godongwana...
South Africa hit with major petrol price hike
The Central Energy Fund, on behalf of South Africa's energy department, has announced fuel price increases for July 2022, with substantial increases for motorists driving petrol and diesel vehicles.
Unleaded 93 petrol will increase by R2.37 per...
South Africans paying over R200 more for a tank of petrol than at the start of 2022
South African motorists are now paying around R205 to R366 more per tank of petrol than they were in January this year.
That is despite government's ongoing 50% discount on the general fuel levy, which has...
Mbalula promises the absolute last final e-toll announcement
The South African government will “for sure” announce a solution to e-tolls in October, transport minister Fikile Mbalula said in a media briefing on Thursday.
“Between myself and the Minister of Finance [Enoch Godongwana], directed...
South Africa faces colossal petrol price increase
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) wants the government to extend the R1.50 general fuel levy relief for another month to prevent an increase of around R2.50 in July 2022.
"We really do need to see longer-term solutions, but for now, the...
South Africa faces biggest petrol price hike in history
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says finance minister Enoch Godongwana has no choice but to extend fuel price relief measures. This is despite the R1.50 fuel levy reduction costing government R2.7 to R2.8 billion each month...
Massive petrol price hike on the cards for South Africa
South African motorists could be paying R3.81 or more per litre of petrol from next month, the latest data on the Basic Fuel Price (BFP) from the Central Energy Fund shows.
Earlier this month, the data pointed towards average...
Petrol tax cuts for South Africa
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced the South African government will reduce the general fuel levy (GFL) as an emergency measure to help protect motorists from surging global fuel prices.
In an address to Parliament on Thursday, 31 March 2022...