‘Consumers are under enough pressure’ - Minister Creecy on fuel levy
South African Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has pledged to block any increases to the fuel levy during her tenure. She argues that the focus should instead be on reforming the Road Accident Fund to improve financial management and reduce legal costs.
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Highlights government policy shifts regarding cost-of-living pressures and the restructuring of critical state-funded social safety nets.
JOHANNESBURG - Transport Minister Barbara Creecy will not support an increase in the fuel levy while she is in office.
She said motorists are already under too much strain from fuel prices, and the focus should instead be on fixing the Road Accident Fund.
And that means improving its finances, reforming the law and reducing the number of road deaths.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is digging her heels in.
"As long as I'm in this job, we will not apply to National Treasury for an increase in the fuel levy. I think consumers are under enough pressure. What we have to do is sort out the mismanagement that has happened at the Road Accident Fund for a long time.
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