{"id":235035,"date":"2018-03-29T14:23:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T12:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=235035"},"modified":"2018-03-29T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T12:23:47","slug":"government-announces-increase-in-toll-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/235035\/government-announces-increase-in-toll-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Government announces increase in toll prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Transport, Blade Nzimande, has approved the adjustment of toll tariffs on national roads for the 2018\/19 tax year.<\/p>\n<p>Gazetted on Wednesday (28 March),\u00a0the\u00a0South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) said that the\u00a0adjustments were made in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and VAT increase, and will come into effect on <strong>12 April 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The newly adjusted tariffs will apply on the N3 toll road between Johannesburg and Durban, on the N4 between the Mozambican border and the Botswana border, as well as on the toll road sections of the N1, N2, N17 and R30,&#8221; Sanral said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Sanral added that the\u00a0adjustments are made on an annual basis to keep the toll tariffs aligned with inflation, and that the one percentage point VAT increase is added to the toll tariff and contributed to the upward adjustment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The effect of inflation means that every rand buys a smaller percentage of a good or service. As the average inflation rate is used to decide the adjustment, this means that there is no increase in real terms,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Toll monies are used prudently, only to maintain and improve toll roads. Toll roads are built at no cost to the fiscus \u2013 the concept of toll roads is to apply a user charge only to those who benefit from the use of the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can find a list of the new tariffs detailed below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/41545_gon397.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Table 1<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Including the tariffs payable at the plazas located on the following toll roads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huguenot<\/li>\n<li>Vaal River<\/li>\n<li>Great North<\/li>\n<li>Tsitsikamma<\/li>\n<li>South Coast<\/li>\n<li>North Coast<\/li>\n<li>Mariannhil<\/li>\n<li>Magalies<\/li>\n<li>N17<\/li>\n<li>R30\/R730\/R34<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Table-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235037 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Table-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Table-1.jpg 577w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Table-1-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/41545_gon400.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Table 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Including the tariffs payable at the plazas located on the Cedara to Heidelberg toll roads.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cedara.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235039 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cedara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cedara.jpg 571w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cedara-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/41545_gon399.pdf\">Table 3\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Including the tariffs payable at the plazas located on the Platinum toll road.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Platinum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235041 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Platinum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Platinum.jpg 570w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Platinum-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/41545_gon398.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Table 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Including the tariffs payable at the plazas located on the Hans Strydom Interchange (Pretoria) to the Gauteng\/Mpumalanga Border.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Toll-last.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235043 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Toll-last.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Toll-last.jpg 570w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Toll-last-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/215791\/how-you-will-pay-in-tolls-when-you-head-to-your-holiday-destination-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How much South Africa&#8217;s toll roads cost in December 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Transport, Blade Nzimande, has approved the adjustment of toll tariffs on national roads for the 2018\/19 tax 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