- MPs criticize the decision to increase the fuel levy, claiming it will have a greater negative impact than a VAT hike.
- Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 16-cent increase per litre for petrol and 15 cents for diesel.
- The EFF accuses the Treasury of substituting a VAT increase with a fuel levy hike.
- ANC MP Soviet Lekganyane inquires about measures to protect the poor from the levy increase.
- EFF’s Omphile Moatwe argues the increase will not significantly boost revenue and will have a more severe impact than the proposed VAT increase.
- The increase affects all workers regardless of their mode of transportation, making it a regressive tax.
Source: ewn.co.za
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