南非面临工会和商业团体日益增长的压力，要求提供约6亿美元的燃油救济，因为伊朗战争推高汽油价格至该非洲最大经济体的历史新高。
South Africa is facing growing pressure from labor unions and business groups to provide around $600 million in fuel relief, after the Iran war drove petrol prices to record highs in the continent’s biggest economy.
这些呼吁给联合政府带来压力，迫使其松绑财政，威胁到其财政纪律的声誉，正值财政部长Enoch Godongwana准备于本月晚些时候提交三年财政计划之际。
The calls heap pressure on the coalition government to loosen its purse strings, threatening to undermine its reputation for fiscal discipline just as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to present his three-year fiscal plan later this month.
南非最大的劳工联合会Cosatu将这次价格冲击描述为“生活成本危机”，因为燃油价格首次突破每升30兰特（近2美元），而工人将近三分之一的工资用于交通。
South Africa’s biggest labor federation, Cosatu, described the price shock, which sent a liter of fuel above 30 rand (almost $2) for the first time, as “a cost of living crisis” because workers spend nearly a third of their wages on transport.
作为回应，央行今年已两次加息，并在本周的货币政策审查中警告称，其已采取“救火”立场，以防能源价格溢出至更广泛的通胀。借贷成本上升对要求财政救济的家庭和企业构成二次挤压。—— Tiisetso Motsoeneng
In response, the central bank has raised its main interest rate twice this year and warned in its monetary policy review this week that it has adopted a “firefighting” stance before energy prices spill over into broader inflation. The raised borrowing costs apply a secondary squeeze on households and businesses demanding fiscal relief. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng
