Motorists to fork out more for fuel

MOTORISTS will pay an extra 39 cents for fuel in April after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced increases in both the fuel and Road Accident Fund (RAF) levies.

The 2017 budget proposes a 30 cent per litre increase in the fuel levy and a nine cents per litre increase in the Road Accident Fund levy, effective on April 5.

No RAF levy was imposed in last year’s budget.

The National Treasury is also currently mulling the potential of removing the zero VAT rating on fuel but adds that “this will be subject to consultation leading up to the 2018 budget”.