Extend the fuel levy relief: Fund it using surpluses from dodgy SOEs

The DA will press the Finance Minister to make the logical decision to continue fuel levy relief for at least one more month using government and parliamentary processes. Failure to do so will result in petrol rising by R4.28 and diesel by R6.41 a litre instead of R1.28 and R3.41. Failure to do so will also result in higher inflation, higher interest rates and lower economic growth. While the DA supports another month’s fuel levy relief, we will not support future tax or debt increases to pay for this relief. There are enough patronage pots, like the Compensation Fund, whose

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