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Extended relief on fuel levy needed

Extended relief on fuel levy needed * OUTA has called on Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana to extend the R1.50 per litre temporary reduction of ...

— May 2022 — 2828 views

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief * The decision by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to reduce the fuel levy by R1.50 for the next two month...

— April 2022 — 2095 views

South Africa is road-shedding because provincial and local governments don’t maintain roads, not because of e-tolls

*South Africa is road-shedding because provincial and local governments don’t maintain roads, not because of e-tolls* OUTA regards Minister of Tra...

— February 2022 — 7422 views

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022 * OUTA has written to Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, calling for a halt to the annual incr...

— December 2021 — 2861 views

OUTA: Decision to scrap e-tolls not final until enacted

*Decision to scrap e-tolls not final until enacted* OUTA notes the * Moneyweb article [1] * which states that Cabinet has made a decision to scrap e...

— November 2021 — 4801 views

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues* Two local factors that contribute to our current high fuel prices are the we...

— November 2021 — 4500 views

Could e-tolls be funding corruption?

*Could e-tolls be funding corruption?* Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula responded to questions in Parliament on Wednesday about the future of the...

— September 2021 — 9961 views

E-toll debt is no reason to hold onto a failed scheme

E-toll debt is no reason to hold onto a failed scheme * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) suggests that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana w...

— September 2021 — 2974 views

This is how you are funding political parties through Parliament

*This is how you are funding political parties through Parliament* South African taxpayers will indirectly assist in funding political parties to t...

— June 2021 — 2177 views

OUTA on announcement of e-tolls scrapping: no celebrations before official announcement

*OUTA on announcement of e-tolls scrapping: no celebrations before official announcement* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) reacted with ca...

— May 2021 — 17516 views

Department of Transport continues to fail the public on e-tolls and other matters

*Department of Transport continues to fail the public on e-tolls and other matters* The sudden cancellation of the National Council of Provinces (N...

— May 2021 — 2680 views

DPSA must stand strong on wage freeze

*DPSA must stand strong on wage freeze* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to Minister Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Public Service ...

— April 2021 — 2188 views

Opinion - Government’s unsustainable fuel related levies and taxes.

*Government’s unsustainable fuel related levies and taxes. * **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** * * * There is a posi...

— April 2021 — 4326 views

Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution

*Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution* “Government shouldn’t be surprised if we don’t believe them, when next they promi...

— April 2021 — 2605 views

E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments

E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments * The South African public has yet to see the e-toll impasse solution promised by Government for nea...

— March 2021 — 18672 views

SANRAL quietly rewrote the e-tolls contract

*SANRAL quietly rewrote the e-tolls contract* The e-toll collection contracts which SANRAL signed with Electronic Toll Collections (ETC) were rewr...

— December 2020 — 3052 views

Who collects e-tolls from 3 December 2020?

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— December 2020 — 4957 views

National Budget needs stronger civil society input

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— November 2020 — 2023 views

Mid-Term Budget robs the poor to save SAA vanity project

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— October 2020 — 6015 views

AARTO’s e-toll fines show system is unworkable

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— October 2020 — 8336 views

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