Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the announcement of the commencement date for Gauteng e-tolls.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters on Wednesday said e-tolling on the designated sections of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) will go live on 3 December 2013.
Speaking at a post Cabinet briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, Public Service and Administration Minister, and Acting Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, encouraged motorists who have not yet registered for e-tolling to do so to ensure that they qualify for the discounted rates.
Government has made several concessions as part of efforts to minimise the financial burden on the users of the Gauteng e-tolled road network. Tariffs have been reduced and registered public transport exempted.
“We have moved from 66 cents per kilometre to the current 30 cents for light motor vehicles for registered road users who are in possession of an e-tag,” Peters had said. – SAnews.gov.za
