Minister Godongwana says he is entitled to adjust the fuel levy, which the EFF strongly disagrees with [SOUND]

# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has argued that he is entitled to adjust the fuel levy as he sees fit and in the public interest, as stated in the Customs and Excise Act. The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the EFF’s application, challenging the Finance minister’s authority to determine and adjust the fuel levy. The EFF’s Nazier Paulsen says the fuel levy increase announced by Godongwana during his February budget was intended to compensate for the failed value-added tax increase last year: