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Consumers will get some relief at the pumps this week with the announced drop of between 68 and 71 cent a litre in the price of petrol.

Consumers will get some relief at the pumps later this week after the Central Energy Fund announced a dropThe price of 93 octane petrol will decrease by 71 cents a litre while 95 octane will cost 68 cents less. The price of diesel will drop by between 67 and 69 cents a litre.

This follows last month huge increase that pushed the petrol price to over R20 a litre for the first time in history.Meanwhile, earlier in December, the Automobile Association welcomed the suggestion by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to change the way fuel price is calculated. Godongwana told Parliament during a question and answer session that government was considering reforming the way the fuel price is calculated.Fuel Costs | Treasury may intervene to support changes in fuel pricing:

 

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Whoever wrote this article is incompetent when it comes to reporting about fuel prices. They kept on saying 'the fuel price dropped by 67 cents...' Instead of saying 'The petrol price dropped to 67 cents...' I thought prepositions were taught in primary school

71 cent really to be honest since ramaphosa became president inflation rate has been a problem: correct me if I’m wrong no Jobs that has been created only job loss , tax and vat went up , petrol prices went up , crime rate went up . We need a new president

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