As consumers are facing increasing hardship compounded by WEDNESDAY's unprecedented fuel prices at the pumps, labour union Solidarity has put forward an alternative petrol price model. The proposal is contained in a draft petition sent to Parliament THIS WEEK.  Economists have warned of even higher fuel prices in April - with international crude oil prices spiralling above the $100 a barrel mark - largely as a result of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. To make matters worse the Reserve Bank is set to hike the repo rate by an even higher margin when its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets later this month.