Public consultations on the socio-economic impact of the e-tolls will begin on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The advisory panel would focus on expanding knowledge as well as explore the implications and perceptions of financing the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and e-tolls.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the Gauteng provincial government announced that the panel would embark from August 27 on a month-long process of consultation with organisations and individuals.<\/p>\n
“The consultation process is aligned to the research work which is already underway. The consultation will solicit new views on the economic, social and environmental impacts of the GFIP and e-tolls, ” spokesman Thabo Masebe had said.<\/p>\n
Organisations were invited to respond to the information provided by the key implementers of GFIP and e-tolls, and to address the following questions:<\/p>\n
Masebe said the panel emphasised that the process of consultation was an objective process with no pre-determined outcome.<\/p>\n
The panel was expected to report to premier David Makhura at the end of November, by providing analysis and recommendations grounded in substantial evidence.<\/p>\n
The hearings would take place at the Gautrain offices in Midrand.<\/p>\n
Labour would be heard on August 27, business on August 27 and 29, and civil society from September 1 to 3.<\/p>\n
Information and knowledge institutions would be heard on September 4, and transport organisations from September 4.<\/p>\n
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