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Fuel relief buys time but growth runs on empty | Mail & Guardian | SA News

Economists have welcomed the government’s R10 billion temporary fuel levy relief as a timely inter-vention to cushion households and businesses against rising fuel costs.

However, they say South Africa needs more far-reaching changes to its fuel pricing system and a stronger economic growth trajectory.

Professor Raymond Parsons, of North-West University Business School, described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2026 Medium- Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as “a realistic, positive and credible approach to a challenging economic and fiscal situation”.

He welcomed the temporary relief, funded by higher-than-expected revenue but said the overdue commitment to review and streamline…

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