Question NW3418 to the Minister of Transport
10 November 2017 - NW3418
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Transport
(a)(i) Which taxi associations received government grants in the past three financial years and (ii) what were the grant amounts in each case, (b) what criteria are used to decide on qualifying taxi associations, (c) what is the purpose of the grant in each case, (d)(i) what key performance areas and specific actions are the taxi associations expected to perform and (ii) how often and how do the taxi associations report to his department, (e) what disqualified a taxi association from receiving future grants and (f)(i) which grants have been denied, (ii) to which taxi associations and (iii) why in each case in the past three financial years?
Reply:
(a) Taxi Associations operate at local level and by their very own nature are self-sustainable. The Department of Transport does not provide any direct financial assistance in the form of grants to Taxi Associations and neither are we aware of any provincial or local government that provides grants to these Associations.
(b) Refer to response number (a);
(c) Refer to response number (a);
(d) Refer to response number (a);
(e) Refer to response number (a);
(f) Refer to response number (a).