The decision by the Western Cape provincial government to consider introducing a provincial fuel levy has been opposed by various organisations, including the ANC. It emerged last week that the provincial government was considering introducing a fuel levy over and above the national levy that motorists must pay. Finance MEC Ivan Meyer said the province had employed consultants to consider the viability of a provincial fuel levy. The provincial government needed the money to maintain and build roads in the province, he said. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) said on Monday it was "deeply concerned by [Meyer’s] investigation into the viability of a provincial fuel levy". "As far as Outa is concerned, the citizens of this country are overtaxed and have shouldered the burden of maladministration for far too long. The mere mention of an investigation into provincial fuel levies cannot and should not be tolerated," said Rudie Heyneke, Outa’s transport portfolio manager. He said th...
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