Reduced fuel levy to cushion consumers

• Published date: 06 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled a proposal that will see the fuel levy being reduced by R1.50 cents per litre.

Making a statement to a sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday, Godongwana said the temporary fuel levy cut will come into effect on Wednesday next week, and will remain in effect until the end of May.

This will help cushion the blow that rising fuel prices are having on consumers after Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe warned that fuel prices are likely to increase even further this month.

'The intention of the temporary reduction of the general fuel levy is to support a phasing in the fuel price increases that we are expecting in the short term.

'This will go some way in assisting South Africans to adjust to the new reality,' he said.

With the Russia-Ukraine conflict continuing to impact the price of crude oil globally, this has had a direct impact on fuel prices in South Africa.

In March this year, the petrol price rose to R21.60 cents per litre of 95 ( (ULP and LRP) petrol in the inland region, while the price of diesel prices also rose.

Godongwana's proposal will reduce the levy for petrol from R3.85 cents per litre to R2.35 cents per litre, while the levy on diesel will be reduce from R3.70 cents per litre...