The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF)’s case against an increase in the general fuel levy is not strong.

The Western Cape High Court is today expected to hear the EFF’s urgent application against the increase.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced increases of 15 cents per litre for diesel and 16 cents per litre for petrol respectively when he tabled the 2025 budget in Parliament last month.

The general fuel levy increase is expected to take effect on Wednesday.

OUTA CEO, Wayne Duvenage says, “I don’t think the EFF’s case is a strong one and by saying that, we’re not advocating that the fuel levy should go up. But it is one of the mechanisms available to the Minister of Finance, which he has every right to do as he balances the books.”

“And he’s been very good, I think, in the last years by not increasing it. So going at 16-cents as a reprieve or as an alternative to putting the VAT increase up by half a percent, we believe is the lesser of two evils,” adds Duvenage.

Meanwhile, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy is expected to announce its latest fuel price adjustment before midnight today.

According to preliminary reports by the Department’s Central Energy Fund, the price of petrol expected to come down in June by 19 cents and diesel by 50 cents per litre.