Carina van Wyk, Beeld

Johannesburg – People will be paying significantly more for new cars from Wednesday.

The new “green” tax, which applies to new passenger vehicles which release more than 120g of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilometre, comes into effect on Wednesday.

For each extra gram of CO2/km, the car’s price increases by R85.50 (R75 plus VAT).

According [...]