By Thebe Mabanga
The EFF has rejected the fuel levy increase proposed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, set to take effect on June 4th, arguing that it violates both the Constitution, the Money Bills Act, and parliamentary procedure.
While tabling the third iteration of the budget on May 21, Godongwana proposed a general fuel levy increase of 16 cents per litre for petrol and 15 cents per litre for diesel, set to take effect in early June.
This marks the first fuel levy increase in three years and was introduced as an alternative to the proposed VAT hike, which was blocked by the Western Cape High Court following a legal challenge by the EFF and the DA.
However, the minister announced the increase in levy through a regulatory notice published in the Government Gazette, rather than introducing it as a money bill – thereby bypassing the legal scrutiny, public consultation,
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