We can’t trust Sanral to look after public interests, cries Outa over ‘toll money’ demand

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Outa plans to turn to the courts on the matter and lodge a formal PAIA review application this week in court.

In an attempt to gain more clarity on contracts between Sanral and the N3TC , the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has lodged a formal request for information on the contract concluded between Sanral and N3TC.

Outa’s Stefanie Fick said contracts with long-distance road tolling concessionaire companies needed to be transparent with Sanral books open to the public. While public-private partnerships between the transport department and Sanral remain important in ensuring national road networks are built, Outa is adamant that profit and how much profit will be made should be information available to the public.

“The annual returns Sanral has been receiving from the three concessionaires has been minimal and remained unchanged, year on year for many years. This would indicate that little is being done in the annual evaluation of the concessionaire profits, leaving us with a suspicion that the public may not be receiving a fair share of return from these contracts.

 

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