Treasury weighs in on e-toll court proceedings

As this issue went to press
on Monday morning, the
National Treasury had
applied to intervene in the
Gauteng e-toll case to be
heard by the High Court in
Pretoria this week.
“There would be serious
negative implications for
future financing of roads
and investment in public
transport, were Sanral
to be interdicted from
implementing the toll
collection system,” Treasury
said in a statement on
Monday.
“National Treasury...
will argue that the interdict
should be denied and
the implementation of
toll collection should be
permitted to proceed, as has
been decided by Cabinet
and in keeping with the
provisions of the Sanral
Act.”
The application has been
brought by the Opposition
to Urban Tolling Alliance,
the SA Vehicle Renting
and Leasing Association,
The Quadpara Association
of SA and the SA National
Consumer Union.
Source: Sapa