Ramaphosa e-tolls announcement "imminent"

[Bradley Prior]

Ramaphosa e-tolls announcement "imminent"

Gauteng Premier David Makhura largely side-stepped the controversial topic of e-tolls in his state of the province address on Tuesday (25 February), despite expectations that the issue would finally be addressed.

The premier only mentioned e-tolls once near the end of his more than two-hour-long address, noting that President Cyril Ramaphosa has made a decision on the he mater, and would soon make an announcement.

 

[daveza]

I have been assured by president Cyril Ramaphosa that a lasting solution has been found

Good, so they will be scrapped.

 

[Hamster]

Good, so they will be scrapped.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

 

[PoppieChoffel]

Good, so they will be scrapped.

They're going to be quadrupled so that we pay off the Soweto Eskom bill as well.

 

[antowan]

The fu**ery doesn't end.

 

[Swa]

We have a solution. It's called the fuel tax. They didn't want to add 10c to pay for it but it's gone up in Rands and not cents since then so where's this money? Rather pay for the roads than the increasing bailouts to black holes like SAA. Pity the fuel tax isn't ring fenced.

 

[Creag]

Good, so they will be scrapped.

Do not feel shocked when they make the announcement

 

[r00igev@@r]

They going to rename it to FUtolls.

 

[Mila]

They're going to be quadrupled so that we pay off the Soweto Eskom bill as well.

Sounds about right.

 

[zophas]

Bend over and spread 'em, South Africa!

 

[lived666]

Well unless they scrap them, its not going to work - even if they dangle oh we only going to charge X amount because that X amount changes very quickly once they have hooked and reeled in enough idiots.

 

[thehuman]

Use it as speed cameras, lots of revenue

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

If it's down to Ramaphosa then expect an impact assessment, followed by an inter-ministerial task team investigation who will recommend that a commission of inquiry be set up. The report of which will recommend that Parliament vote on it. Since the issue of e-tolls is not catered for in the rules, they will have to draft new rules before they can vote. At this Sanral will drag the issue to the high court, supreme court and concourt.

By the time anything happens with e-tolls, most taxpayers will have emigrated due to more pressing kak going on in the country...

 

[Captain Beer]

I must be the only one who gets excited about these budget speeches. At least it's a good excuse to drink heavily tomorrow evening

 

[thestaggy]

We're going to pay for it. Somehow these pigs will find a way to get us to pay for it.

 

[Gaz{M}]

Use it as speed cameras, lots of revenue

Have you driven on the highways lately? I cannot do more than 100km/h in the right lane due to slow morons who don't understand keep left.

 

[pinball wizard]

They're going to be quadrupled so that we pay off the Soweto Eskom bill as well.

They can increase them by a factor of 100's, we still wont pay.

 

[pinball wizard]

Have you driven on the highways lately? I cannot do more than 100km/h in the right lane due to slow morons who don't understand keep left.

You can mostly nail it in the far left lane though.

 

[Larry_Fisherman]

Use it as speed cameras, lots of revenue

I'd be happier paying for etoll

 

[Swa]

If it's down to Ramaphosa then expect an impact assessment, followed by an inter-ministerial task team investigation who will recommend that a commission of inquiry be set up. The report of which will recommend that Parliament vote on it. Since the issue of e-tolls is not catered for in the rules, they will have to draft new rules before they can vote. At this Sanral will drag the issue to the high court, supreme court and concourt.

By the time anything happens with e-tolls, most taxpayers will have emigrated due to more pressing kak going on in the country...

... and Squirrel will be shocked.