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HOUSEHOLD SQUEEZE: Fuel levy cut offers brief relief as food basket outpaces SA’s unchanged SRD grant

Source: Daily Maverick · 2026-10-29T11:30:00.000Z · World

HOUSEHOLD SQUEEZE: Fuel levy cut offers brief relief as food basket outpaces SA’s unchanged SRD grant

High fuel prices are squeezing South African household budgets, while the R370 Social Relief of Distress grant still falls short of the cost of a basic food basket.

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