Tito Mboweni refuses to scrap e-tolls: 'You pay for bread, and you'll pay for roads'

[BBSA]

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula and Gauteng premier David Makhura have lost the battle on the issue of e-tolls after finance minister Tito Mboweni refused to do away with the "user-pay principle".

Mboweni announced in his medium-term budget policy statement [mini-budget] that the Gauteng e-tolls are here to stay in their current form, which means road users are still expected to pay.

He said after considering several options to resolve the impasse over the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, the government decided to retain the user-pay principle.

Tito Mboweni refuses to scrap e-tolls: 'You pay for bread, and you'll pay for roads'

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula and Gauteng premier David Makhura have lost the battle on the issue of e-tolls after finance minister Tito Mboweni refused to do away with the "user-pay principle".

www.timeslive.co.za

 

[Zoomzoom]

And how exactly are you going to make people pay? Because the people do be sayin' NO WE WON'T and there is not a damn thing you can do about it.

Government needs to be reminded that they rule by the will of the people. If that will is ever removed, you no rule.

 

[daveza]

the government decided to retain the user-pay principle.

Like the electricity free-loaders in Soweto ?

 

[JayM]

By their logic, every single road needs to be individually tolled. Utterly retarded.

 

[Sinbad]

Already paid for the roads, motherfukka.

 

[Sinbad]

Like the electricity free-loaders in Soweto ?

And NHI, right?

 

[Vrotappel]

I'll gladly pay for what I use, only that though.

Good luck then with you getting someone to pay for the millions of free loaders though.

 

[Bewlen]

Cool story Tito

 

[ForceFate]

Maybe inappropriate but...

 

[Sean008]

Let’s see how you’ll make us pay

 

[Jade @ Absolute Hosting]

Is Tito Mboweni oblivious to the existing fuel levies that pay for the roads?

 

[Ernest Himself]

The Dutch has to be paid for the work they have done. I think they might be knocking on Tito's door.

 

[SaiyanZ]

The users of those roads already pay. If those roads are getting worn down then it means a lot of people are driving on them which means a lot of fuel used which means a lot of fuel levies collected.

 

[surface]

I pay e-tolls already though. Let the abuse begin.

 

[Jopie Fourie]

Wha ha ha ha ha... seems they won't stop until all your money is invested in them. This is an illegitimate government.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

I pay e-tolls already though. Let the abuse begin.

Nah, +ignore list

 

[Mila]

Yes and the price of bread includes transport, which include petrol, which you get to maintain roads.

So yes if i buy bread I already paid for the roads twice. My car going to the shop and the transport of said bread.

That said GFY I don’t eat bread so no I do not pay for bread so ai will not pay etolls.
( ja ja I know it was a matter of speaking but get my drift. No. I will not pay for your stupid etoll slush fund)

 

[Mila]

Stop taxing fuel and rebate transport companies.
Then we can talk etolls again.
Until then. Gfy

 

[krycor]

Waits for “tax clearance” being linked to municipal services, tv license, tolls accounts ..

 

[ArtyLoop]

Tito Mboweni... jou ma se p**s