Hon Speaker, the ANC commends the bold and progressive step by the Cabinet in endorsing the revised toll tariffs on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, GFIP, which will see all taxis and buses being entirely exempted. This will also result in motorists, motorcyclists and truck drivers paying much reduced toll fees.
We are equally impressed that the Department of Transport has taken on board and listened to the views and concerns of the public, something that has led to the revised toll fee structure.
The ANC has always maintained that the GFIP should not be done at the expense of the public or impact negatively on the cost of doing business in Gauteng or anywhere else in South Africa. We agree with the assertion that the improvement of our road infrastructure should not be a burden to those it is supposed to benefit - the road users.