Raise fuel levies? Don't do it minister, pleads AA

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“The minister will have to walk a trickier fiscal tightrope than many of his predecessors, and he will undoubtedly be seeking relief from different quarters to ease the country’s financial burden.”

The Automobile Association has a simple message regarding increasing fuel levies ahead of finance minister Tito Mboweni’s 2020 budget presentation in parliament on Wednesday: don’t do it.

However, the association says, turning to the fuel levies as a source of revenue will be a dangerous and ultimately damaging tactic, especially for the poor.

 

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