南非财政部长埃诺赫·戈东瓦纳宣布第二轮临时减免措施，以帮助因燃油价格飙升而苦不堪言的车主和通勤者。
African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a second round of temporary relief for motorists and commuters who have been reeling from surging fuel prices.
政府将从11月4日至12月1日将柴油燃油税每升减少3兰特（0.18美元），汽油每升减少1.50兰特。该优惠将延长至1月5日，但税率降幅收窄：柴油每升减少1.50兰特，汽油每升减少1兰特。
A government fuel levy on diesel will be reduced by 3 rand ($0.18) a liter, and by 1.50 rand on gasoline from Nov. 4 until Dec. 1. The concession will be extended until Jan. 5 at a lower rate, with the levy reduction trimmed to 1.50 rand a liter on diesel and 1 rand on gasoline.
戈东瓦纳周三在开普敦向议员提交中期预算政策声明时表示：“我们清楚不断上涨的燃油价格给家庭和企业带来的压力。这一干预措施将有助于缓解生活成本压力，而不会损害预算的可持续性。”乌克兰和伊朗的战争以及霍尔木兹海峡——这一关键海上咽喉要道——的航运中断，已将油价推至每桶100美元以上，并对全球成品油价格产生连锁影响。作为进口国，南非受到特别严重的冲击，汽油价格创下历史新高。
“We are aware of the pressure that rising fuel prices are placing on households and businesses,” Godongwana said when presenting his medium-term budget policy statement to lawmakers in Cape Town on Wednesday. “This intervention will help ease cost-of-living pressures without compromising the sustainability of the budget.”The wars in Ukraine and Iran and the disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint, have pushed the cost of oil above $100 a barrel, with knock-on effects on refined fuel the world over. Importers like South Africa have been particularly hard hit, with gasoline prices reaching an all-time record.
燃油税此前曾在4月至6月期间下调。戈东瓦纳表示，本轮减免将使政府损失100亿兰特收入，资金将通过重新分配原拨付给中央能源基金的款项来筹措。包括肯尼亚和尼日利亚在内的多国也向民众提供了类似减免。
The fuel levy was previously reduced from April to June. The current relief will cost the government 10 billion rand in foregone revenue and be funded by reallocating money that had been transferred to the Central Energy Fund, Godongwana said. Nations including Kenya and Nigeria have provided similar relief to their citizens.