Finance Minister cuts fuel tax as record petrol and diesel price hikes loom
South Africa will reduce a tax imposed on fuel to offset the impact of surging oil prices on domestic petrol and diesel, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said.
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South Africa will reduce a tax imposed on fuel to offset the impact of surging oil prices on domestic fuel, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said.
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