{"id":82650,"date":"2015-03-04T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T12:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/82650\/motorists-could-pay-less-for-e-tolls\/"},"modified":"2015-03-04T15:35:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T13:35:52","slug":"motorists-could-pay-less-for-e-tolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/03\/04\/motorists-could-pay-less-for-e-tolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorists could pay less for e-tolls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gauteng finance MEC Barbara Creecy hinted that the provincial treasury would pay what was needed to keep the e-tolling system running; Times LIVE <\/a>reported on Wednesday March 4. This comes after she tabled the provincial budget.<\/p>\n

According to the publication, \u201cCreecy noted that Premier David Makhura ‘s advisory panel on e-tolling had recommended a hybrid model for funding provincial roads maintenance and development.<\/p>

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\u201cThe new model would recognise the \u2018user pays\u2019 principle but would incorporate financial contributions by the national and provincial governments \u2018to ease the financial burden on motorists\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creecy was quoted as saying, \u201cOnce the intergovernmental team has completed its work, we will include a provincial contribution towards meeting the costs in the provincial adjustment appropriation later this year.\u201d<\/p>

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During his State of the Province speech on February 23, Makhura asked the people of Gauteng to wait for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s committee to complete its inquiry into e-tolling.<\/p>\n

During the budget speech, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said, “Concerns regarding the socioeconomic impact of [e-tolling] tariffs have been heard and revised monthly ceilings will shortly be proposed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will include a national contribution to meeting the associated cost in the adjustments appropriation later this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeasures will also be taken to ease compliance and improve enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut cost recovery from road-users will continue to be the principal financing mechanism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Makhura’s review panel on e-tolling found that the system was unaffordable, inequitable, cumbersome and placed a disproportionate burden on low-and-middle income households.<\/p>\n

At its elective conference in October, the ANC in Gauteng rejected e-tolling.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has camped outside the Gauteng Legislature demanding a referendum.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the picketing, DA Provincial Chairperson said, \u201cI keep getting bills for cars I don\u2019t even have, I am not going to pay the e-tolls.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#DAGauteng<\/a> #Etolls<\/a> RT @J_chabalala<\/a>: Moodey: The people of Gauteng have spoken, they said they dont want etolls<\/p>\n

— Roodepoort Record \/ Northsider (@RecordNorthside) March 4, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n