Former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni Calls for E-toll Refund and Asks Dali Mpofu to Represent Him in Court

• Former finance minister Tito Mboweni believes that he should be refunded after recently paying his R500 e-toll bill
• He said he has been a law-abiding citizen who paid his e-tolls and believes that he should be refunded
• Citizens share the same sentiments; however, Outa said those who paid e-tolls would not be able to claim their payments

JOHANNESBURG - Former finance minister Tito Mboweni believes he should receive a refund after recently settling his R500 e-toll bill.

Mboweni took to social media to praise Godongwana’s “impressive” medium-term budget policy statement. He said he had been a law-abiding citizen who paid his e-tolls and believed he should be refunded.

The former politician jokingly said he would head to court to get a refund. He also tagged Advocate Dali Mpofu in his tweet. According to TimesLIVE, Mboweni previously urged motorists to pay their e-tolls and said citizens must pay if they wanted good infrastructure.

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His comments followed finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement that the tolling system would be scrapped. Godongwana announced that National Treasury would finance 70% of road agency Sanral’s outstanding debt on the e-toll project.

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) celebrated the announcement from the finance minister. The group told BusinessTech that those who paid e-tolls would be unable to claim their payments back.

Outa said when payments were made, the legislation was not unlawful and was valid at the time. It added that when the toll declaration is withdrawn, it will not be retrospective.

Citizens also want e-toll refunds:

@wrexniz said:

“I have not paid a single e-toll bill from the start of this scam. I wonder if people and companies that faithfully paid their e-toll bills are going to get a refund. You all know the answer to that. Shem.”

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@Tildy992 commented:

“Can those that have been doing the payments since the start of this madness claim refunds?”

@CJOostwalker added:

“Who do I talk to about my refund?”

E-tolls scrapped, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says it’s time to focus on crime and corruption

In a related matter, Briefly News also reported It is the end of a chapter for Gauteng residents as Sanral walks away from the tolling system on Gauteng freeways. The announcement was made on Wednesday, 26 October, during the medium-term budget speech.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the province was ready to start a new life without e-tolls.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that Sanral would be allocated R23.7 billion and will also receive assistance from the National Treasury and the Gauteng provincial government to pay off its R47 billion debt, according to News24 Business.

Source: Briefly News