# The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says it is reviewing the local fuel price mechanism, with the process to be completed in March next year. Last week, the government announced a temporary three-rand reduction in the general fuel levy to cushion consumers, as fuel prices have skyrocketed due to the Middle East conflict. The department’s director of Fuel Pricing Mechanism, Robert Maake, says the price of fuel is the result of a multitude of global and domestic forces:
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Department is reviewing the local fuel price mechanism [SOUND]
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