The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have lost the urgent court case it filed with the Western Cape High Court to halt the fuel levy increase due to kick in on June 4, 2025. The red party took the matter to the court after on 21 May 2025, the Minister for Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced while… Continue reading EFF Loses Urgent Western Cape High Court Case to Halt Fuel Levy Increase
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Why the EFF Went to Court About the Fuel Levy: A Regressive Tax that Punishes the Poor and Violates Budgetary Processes
On 21 May 2025, South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced a 4-cent fuel levy increase as part of the revised 2025/26 Budget, breaking a three-year freeze on such levies. Set to take effect on 4 June 2025, this translates to a 16-cent-per-litre hike on petrol, pushing prices to between R3.85 and R4.01 per… Continue reading Why the EFF Went to Court About the Fuel Levy: A Regressive Tax that Punishes the Poor and Violates Budgetary Processes