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