ANC: Power hikes will hit poor
19/03/2008 17:52  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - A 53% hike in electricity tariffs will adversely affect the daily lives of the poor, the African National Congress said on Wednesday.

"We find it unfair that while Eskom has not demonstrated any ability in dealing adequately with the current power crisis, they are eager to call for tariff hikes that would hit consumers hard in the pocket," the ruling party said in a statement.

On Tuesday, the National Energy Regulator of SA announced that the power utility had officially applied for a 53% tariff increase.

The ANC said: "The SA Reserve Bank has ... warned in its quarterly bulletin that higher electricity prices remain a threat to inflation."

The party urged Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin to take up the matter with Eskom.

- SAPA

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