R300 more. That is the projected extra cost of filling a standard 60-litre petrol tank in South Africa if the latest April fuel outlook holds.
In this episode of Number of the Day, Gareth Edwards and Francis Herd break down the projected fuel increase, where that number comes from, and why it is the kind of hit households will feel immediately.
They unpack the latest under-recovery picture, the possibility of levy relief, and why that solution is politically and fiscally more complicated than it sounds.
The conversation also pushes past the pump price itself. Because when fuel jumps this sharply, the impact does not stay in one place. It starts moving into transport, travel, logistics and the wider cost of living.
R300 for one tank is the headline. What happens after that is the real story.
Number of the Day: R300
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