EFF files urgent court bid to block fuel levy hike

By Akani Nkuna

The Economic Freedom Fighters has lodged an urgent application with the Western Cape High Court to stop Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana from implementing the fuel levy increases of 16 cents per litre on petrol and 15 cents per litre on diesel.

These hikes, announced in the 2025 Budget Speech, are scheduled to take effect on 4 June.

The party argues that the increase, announced through a government notice rather than through a money bill, violates the Constitution and the Money Bills Act.

The EFF notes that since the levy is a national tax, any change needs to be announced through a money bill and revenue proposals, rather than a Government Gazette, as if it is a regulatory change. Announcing the increase through a money bill would subject it to parliamentary scrutiny, including public hearings as well as parliamentary vote.

“We took this action after repeated efforts to