Diesel hits record highs on both sides of the Atlantic and every government improvises its own answer at the pump
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United StatesThe United States is facing an internal split within the Republican camp: a senator allied with Trump is calling for an embargo on diesel exports, while the White House has not made a decision 45 days from the midterms.
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South AfricaPretoria is taking away from the diesel surge first its own fiscal plumbing: the overhaul of the Sars reimbursement system, rather than the political shock that is shaking Washington.
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Electoral
the diesel price hike is presented first and foremost as a problem for the Republican party ahead of the election, rather than as a global price phenomenon.
Relying on a single corporate testimony
the economic mechanism is illustrated by the case of a single company, without aggregated data on the entire manufacturing sector.
What the account puts first
South AfricaSingle corporate viewpoint
the Sars tax reform is only commented on by a tax lawyer from a business firm, with no consumer or union voice.
Reposting of the same dispatch
TimesLIVE and Business Day publish an identical text on the frustration of American voters, without distinct local reporting.
Omission of domestic price
South African coverage of diesel fuel discusses taxation and foreign policy without ever citing the price displayed at the pump.