{"id":112201,"date":"2018-03-31T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T06:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/it-may-be-april-fools-day-tomorrow-but-the-hikes-are-no-joke\/"},"modified":"2018-03-31T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T06:34:08","slug":"it-may-be-april-fools-day-tomorrow-but-the-hikes-are-no-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/it-may-be-april-fools-day-tomorrow-but-the-hikes-are-no-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"It may be April Fool&#8217;s Day tomorrow, but the hikes are no joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/03\/31\/It_may_be_April_Fools_Day_tomorrow_but_the_hikes_are_no_joke\/\">It may be April Fool&#8217;s Day tomorrow, but the hikes are no joke<\/a>: Johannesburg &#8211; It&#8217;s no joke &#8211; April 1 is going to be a bitter egg to swallow. The country\u2019s new one percentage point increase in value added tax (VAT) will take some of the sweetness from your Easter Sunday tomorrow. Also tomorrow, the introduction of the Health Promotion Levy, or sugary drinks tax, on sugar-sweetened beverages will also hurt. The fuel price is set for a steep rise as higher fuel levies kick in, and as an increase in international fuel prices makes its presence felt. 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