The government will extend its R3 reduction on the general fuel levy for petrol by another month and effectively pause the levy on diesel to cushion consumers from steep fuel price increases.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwa proposed to halve the level of relief after June 2 and phase it out before July, the National Treasury and the department of mineral petroleum resources said in a joint statement.
The minister of finance proposes that the R3 per litre reduction in the general fuel levy for petrol be extended until Tuesday June 2 2026. Given the large expected increases in the price of diesel, the minister of finance proposes that the temporary relief for diesel be increased by 93 cents to R3.93 per litre, reducing the levy to zero, the statement reads.
