COST OF LIVING
Mmusi Maimane seeks debate on fuel price structure
The DA leader says the ANC has declared ‘financial war on ordinary South Africans’
The DA would request National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete for a debate in Parliament on the tax and levy structure of fuel in the country, party leader Mmusi Maimane said on Wednesday. Petrol prices in SA hit a record high of R15.79 a litre at midnight on Tuesday. The price of fuel has risen about 5.5% so far in June, putting further pressure on hard-pressed consumers. It was reported last week that a 4.4% depreciation of the rand against the dollar during the period under review was the primary reason for the price hike, which came after hefty increases in April and May. Maimane went to the Noord Street taxi rank in downtown Johannesburg on Wednesday morning to engage with commuters and taxi drivers on how to mitigate the negative effects of the increase. "The DA will therefore be writing to the speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, to request for a debate of national importance in Parliament about the tax and levy structure of fuel in the country because we simply cann...
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