Johannesburg – The easing rand pressure on the petrol price may be short-lived as the effect of e-tolls on fuel prices filter through, industry body Sapia has warned.
According to SA Petroleum Industry Association’s (Sapia’s) executive director, Avhapfani Tshifularo, e-tolls were not included in fuel transport costs, a component of the total retail price of petrol.
“The petrol retail price is regulated by the minister of energy. The department of energy is in the process of reviewing fuel primary transport costs, also called magisterial district zone differentials, and e-tolls will have to form part of this review as it is a real cost to industry,” he told City Press….
