Early e-tag deductions spark fury

[Mila]

Excellent, so I'm guessing you're all for NHI and increased income tax for government schools? Because that's what you just described

I’m All for the NHI ( I’m just not for the ANC and it's cronies running it )

Currently you are already paying for the Vaalie's roads. We are just being screwed twice. for work that is being done half assed. The thinking on the levies is the big bag of money. the bag will be fuller and everybody would benefit. Like it is currently working.

 

[Timken]

That's why government takes the tax before you even see your money.

As for the people claiming to take it out of the levy, you all say "why should I pay for the taxis", we say "why should I, in Cape Town, pay for the Vaalies' roads"

Umm, there wouldn't be a need for coastal regions to pay for inland, we already have different pump prices, they would only need to adjust the inland gauteng prices.

On the other hand, I work 8km from home, so I would find it unfair, that after I moved closer to work, I now have to incurr additional costs either way.

 

[TKD01]

Good for you if you have an extra R800 bucks a month to go to work. There's a lot of people that will really be financially hurt by this. The secondary effect on the economy will be felt by everyone.

This will be the worst - the moment transport costs go up - EVERY service and all goods goes up - retailers for example are going to push (probably most) of the increased transport cost onto consumers. This is a snowball effect - as if the escalating food prices isn't alarming already...

 

[Paul_S]

Umm, there wouldn't be a need for coastal regions to pay for inland, we already have different pump prices, they would only need to adjust the inland gauteng prices.

The fuel levies and taxes on fuel are the same - it's just the "Zone differential" which changes to accommodate transport costs.
Having two separate tax/levies on fuel would be more admin overhead.

 

[BBSA]

Umm, there wouldn't be a need for coastal regions to pay for inland, we already have different pump prices, they would only need to adjust the inland gauteng prices.

On the other hand, I work 8km from home, so I would find it unfair, that after I moved closer to work, I now have to incurr additional costs either way.

Umm, the coastal regions also have highway, not so?

 

[Paul_S]

This will be the worst - the moment transport costs go up - EVERY service and all goods goes up

What people seem to forget is that the costs of goods and food will go up country wide if the e-tolling is a success.
i.e. Woolies in Cape Town are going to charge the same prices as their branches in Gauteng.

Some figures for thought:
A 20 ton truck and semi trailer uses about 25L of diesel per 100km on the open road.
That's a fuel cost of R2.625 per km or R262.5 per 100km (assuming R10.50 per litre)
The e-tolling will add another R2.00 per km which is equivalent to adding R8 per litre to the price of diesel for the above consumption figures.
The fuel and toll costs would now be R462.5 per 100km.

Although I'm not including other operation and maintenance costs, one doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to see that it's a massive increase on direct operating costs which will be passed onto the consumer (countrywide).