{"id":55130,"date":"2014-04-01T00:05:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T22:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=55130"},"modified":"2014-04-01T12:01:06","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:01:06","slug":"secret-e-toll-bill-to-take-money-from-users-bank-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/55130\/secret-e-toll-bill-to-take-money-from-users-bank-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret e-toll bill to take money from users’ bank accounts [April Fools]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African government has quietly pushed through a Bill which will allow the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to collect money directly from the bank accounts of people using e-toll roads.<\/p>\n

Under the new regulations, The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), through SARS, will be empowered to act on those people who fail to pay their e-toll accounts.<\/p>\n

SARS already has the power to collect through the Tax Administration Act (TAA) section 11.3.3.<\/p>\n

The new act, which is set to be enforced from 1 May, is linked to the Tax Administration Act and will see SARS given the power to take money from those e-toll road users who refuse to pay.<\/p>\n

The controversial e-toll system was implemented in December, but has faced widespread resistance, with social media abuzz with people refusing to settle outstanding e-tolls related accounts.<\/p>\n

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Bill document<\/p><\/div>\n

According to documents seen by BusinessTech, Sanral approached government in January with its concerns.<\/p>\n

Sanral said that its inability to collect these outstanding e-toll bills – along with further tensions in cash flows, accompanied by heavy reliance on debt as a substitute to cover operating costs – may push the group over the edge.<\/p>\n

The road agency\u2019s debt stock is projected to total R39 billion in 2014.<\/p>\n

Neither government, nor Sanral could be reached for immediate comment.<\/p>\n

For more information about this, click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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