Outa to ask finance minister to reduce fuel levy to help stressed consumers
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) and other civil action groups will on Tuesday hand over a memorandum to the finance minister‚ calling for a reduced fuel levy. This comes as taxi commuters brace for higher taxi fares. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) has announced fare increases that will take effect on Wednesday. It says it does not plan — for now — to be part of a strike over petrol prices, but will approach President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss the effect of fuel prices on taxi operators. Outa’s chief operating officer, Ben Theron‚ said Outa "is calling on all South Africans to join the movement to put pressure on government to reduce the price of fuel". It is also seeking an independent inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF), "which receives a portion (R1.93) paid to the fuel levy", but has "been marred by fruitless and wasteful expenditure".
Outa was seeking a cut in the fuel levy "as external factors like the oil price and the rand-dollar exch...
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