Tuesday, 3 June 2025

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the dismissal of our urgent application by the Western Cape High Court against the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, seeking to prevent the unlawful increase of the fuel levy without a money bill.

We maintain that taxation without representation is arbitrary and unconstitutional, and leaves room for abuse by the National Treasury, which is becoming increasingly desperate in the face of a collapsing economy. The EFF has always held the view that any form of general taxation must be subject to a vote by democratically elected public representatives in Parliament.

The EFF approached the courts in defence of the poor and the working class, who have been completely abandoned by the former liberation movement. The ANCled government is doing everything in its power to protect the interests of those who continue to benefit from the apartheid economy, while subjecting the masses of our people to economic misery and this is shown by their celebration of a dismissal of application that seeks to protect the poor and working class.

We will study the judgment in detail and reserve our right to pursue further legal avenues. Additionally, the EFF will use its parliamentary presence to introduce necessary amendments to relevant legislation to prevent the National Treasury from bypassing Parliament and imposing taxation without proper democratic oversight in future.

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Sinawo Thambo (National Spokesperson) 072 629 7422

Thembi Msane (National Spokesperson) 061 467 8169

Andiswa Madikazi (Parliament Media Liason) 069 516 4924

Thato Lebyane (Media Inquiries) 078 563 1581