This was announced by the Department of Energy.

The price of illuminating paraffin will decrease by two cents.

The increase was impacted by both fuel levies and the rand-to-dollar exchange rate. The energy department said in its statement that the rand weakened from R11.82 to R11.87 against the dollar during the period reviewed.

The General Fuel Levy and Road Accident Fund (RAF) levy will go up in April by a combined 52 cents a litre.

These increases will push the total amount of taxes paid to the levies to R5.30 a litre from R4.78. This means that around 40 per cent of every litre of petrol is being paid to indirect taxes via fuel purchases.

While international fuel prices have remained stable since mid-February, there has been a sharp climb since middle March.

The AA anticipated that petrol would only go up by 63 cents a litre and diesel would go up by 57 cents.

 

According to the AA the increase will largely impact the transport costs for the daily commuter and also the shipment of goods around the country.