The National Assembly is set for an urgent debate on fuel price hikes, but it’s unsure whether it will have any impact on the massive petrol and diesel hikes expected next week. The price of petrol is set to go up by almost R4 next week, to around R25 per litre. The DA has requested the urgent debate from the Speaker, saying the expected hikes will deal a devastating blow to millions of poor households, already struggling to put food on the table. DA leader John Steenhuisen says the general fuel levy must be scrapped completely.