Question NW1917 to the Minister of Transport
27 September 2016 - NW1917
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)(a) How much money has been (i) collected since the launch of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and (ii) retained for the management of the (aa) collections and (bb) collections infrastructure and (b) how much money has gone to servicing (i) road-related debt and (ii) road development; (2) how much money has been lost in each month through non-compliance with the e-toll system since the GFIP’s launch; (3) how many people have been (a) summoned for outstanding accounts and (b) found guilty for not paying the specified accounts in each month since the GFIP’s launch?
Reply:
1. (a) (i) See attached graph
(ii) All the funds collected were retained for servicing debt associated with all infrastructure of the GFIP project, maintenance of all infrastructure of the project and operational costs related to the provision of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Incident Management Systems (IMS) and operational costs associated with freeway lighting and toll collections. Also refer to (1)(b) below.
(b We kindly refer the honourable member to Note 27 of the Annual Financial Statements as published in the various Annual Reports for details of Finance Charges as well as the Segment Report in note 39, providing detail of expenditure on roads, split between Toll and Non-toll. As the honourable member is aware these are the audited financial statements as audited by the Auditor General.
(2) No money is lost as the amount of Revenue which is not collected remains in debtors, therefore still collectible from the debtor. I also bring to the attention of the honourable member that the PFMA compels all debt owed to be collected from the debtors. I am confident that the honourable member does not wish the debt not to be collected and inadvertently disrespect the legislation.
(3) (a) 5449 individuals and 837 Corporate/Business
(b) None of these matters reached the courts yet.