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Petrol price increase expected in February

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Petrol price increase expected in February. The AA has predicted an increase in the local petrol price for February, related primarily to an increase in oil prices worldwide. “International oil prices have reached a slightly higher plateau after climbing in the first half of January,” said the AA. However, thanks to the strengthening rand, the…

You will be taxed R280 every time you fill up

With the addition of the carbon tax, and another hike in the general fuel and Road Accident fund levies, motorists will soon be paying a big chunk of their total petrol bill to government. In his budget speech on Wednesday (20 February), finance minister Tito Mboweni said that the general fuel levy will be increased…

December fuel price cuts could be bigger

December fuel price cuts could be bigger. Johannesburg – South Africans are looking forward to some significant petrol diesel price relief in December, and current data shows that the decreases in prices could be even bigger than expected. Around mid-November, fuel price data from the Central Energy Fund pointed to decreases in the region of…

Petrol price, rand and Ramaphosa – what to expect

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Cape Town – Fuel prices may bring welcome relief in January, independent economist Fanie Brink said on Monday. This comes after a significant appreciation of the exchange rate over the last two weeks on the general expectation that Cyril Ramaphosa will be elected the new president of the ANC at its 54th conference at Nasrec…

Slight petrol price relief expected for new year

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NEW YEAR JOHANNESBURG – Motorists could expect some petrol price relief at the petrol pumps in the new year, with the news that the price of petrol could drop by about 7,8 cents per litre while the diesel price could come down by around 7,1 cents per litre in January. That is according to the…