Good riddance, E-tolls

[elf_lord_ZC5]

So all they do is transfer it from SANRAL to Guateng Government.

 

[Moosedrool]

Goodbye E-tolls

After years of heavy resistance from motorists, Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced that the province will scrap its much-hated e-toll system.

Lesufi's announcement comes after finance minister Enoch Godongwana's 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.

The Gauteng road user thanks those who paid additionally for years for some reason keeping this system alive for years floating under the surface and producing so much debt.

Good work guys.

 

[Nephew_]

Bitter sweet though. Upsets me to think how many billions was wasted, only to line the back pockets of some. And wasted on gantries and offices and employees and what-not.

 

[Heisenborg]

Will scrap or have scrapped?

f off till it is

 

[lkswan747]

Vehicle license fees, and associated fees will be increased to cover the loss!

 

[PsyWulf]

We already said our goodbyes a while ago so basically they just making it official.

Etolls was on a Vent in the Long-term care wing in the hospital,functionally braindead but kept going artificially

 

[porchrat]

Lol, and this is the plank that everybody hoped was going to miraculously resolve Eskom's debt as well..

He did. 2/3rds of Eskom's debt is gone.

Like magic.

 

[kota]

While I am happy that E-toll is being scrapped, but the debt needs to be repaid to the creditor, so since the government absorbed the debt, it is still coming out from the taxpayer's pocket at the end of the day, it just spread the burden across the country.
It also looks like the additional tax money collected are being used to bail out eskom and transnet, if the US and other countries are expecting a recession next year, makes me think that we should rather tighten our belt, pay down debts and have some savings in preparations for the next 2 years...

 

[Danie_V]

"while national government covers 70%" - NOT nice! So rest of the country who has no use of roads in Gauteng must bail it out?

 

[rvZA]

Goodbye E-tolls

After years of heavy resistance from motorists, Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced that the province will scrap its much-hated e-toll system.

Lesufi's announcement comes after finance minister Enoch Godongwana's 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.

And.......... remember to vote ANC!

 

[DoodleBug]

Oh so this where the expected fuel increase is going? F#ck you government!

 

[wingnut771]

Gauteng highways gonna get a whole bunch of new speed cameras.

How will the fines get to you?

 

[Heisenborg]

"while national government covers 70%" - NOT nice! So rest of the country who has no use of roads in Gauteng must bail it out?

Ag shem. Voters have decided for you

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

If you are one of the tiny minority paying your etolls, does this mean you should abandon this now?

Sure thing. You're also eligible to collect a refund at Luthuli House.

 

[HartsockZA]

they gonna push tolls up and then watch the food prices... Zimbabweans are laughing at us now

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

How will the fines get to you?

The post office. Maybe you'll get it in 3 years. Maybe you'll never get it. All part of the mystery.

 

[Grubscrew]

Time that the minnow provinces like the Western Cape pay for the infrastructure in the economic hub of the country.

 

[garyc]

Will probably use them for speed trapping now. That should be more profitable than tolling.

 

[porchrat]

"while national government covers 70%" - NOT nice! So rest of the country who has no use of roads in Gauteng must bail it out?

You're 100% right. Similarly no more tax money generated from Gauteng should be given to the budgets of other provinces. No longer should the taxpayers of Gauteng be forced to pay for things in other provinces that they don't use.

You're all on your own now. Good fscking luck, you're going to need it.

 

[Easter Bunny]

ahh ding dang it, and just when i decided that i should finally register and go pay my outstanding balance.