08 October 2014
Release: immediate
The DA today launches a drive to
give business owners in Gauteng a voice against E-tolls.
Owners of small, medium and large
enterprises in Gauteng are encouraged to send us breakdowns of their E-toll
bills as part of phase one.
All information gathered in this
drive will be compiled into a report on the impact of E-tolling on businesses
in the province.
The DA will use this report to
continue the fight against E-tolls on behalf of businesses, and all residents
of Gauteng.
The cost of e-tolls to businesses,
and their ability to create jobs, should be the single biggest reason for us
all to fight this unjust system.
The ANC in Gauteng has let people
down in the past by allowing E-tolling to be rolled out in the first
place.
Now the same ANC is making promises
to “stick with the people of Gauteng”, in our overwhelming opposition to
E-tolling.
Now is the time for the people of
Gauteng to make sure Premier David Makhura and others keep their promise.
We must not stop putting pressure on
these politicians until E-tolling is brought to an end, once and for all.
By participating in this drive,
business owners will strengthen the campaign against E-tolling in Parliament,
the Gauteng legislature, and on the ground.
There can be no doubt that E-tolling
is squeezing the life out of the province’s economy.
These days, owners of trading
businesses in Orange Farm must make a return trip through 5 gantries to fetch
stock in Johannesburg, costing them hundreds of rands a month.
There is also the example of a large
corporate, Shoprite, that had already run up a R4 million E-toll bill within
the first 4 months of the system.
Tough times for business mean less
jobs and higher prices for all of us.
In the coming weeks the DA’s drive
to reach business owners will include personal visits, bulk emails, and social
media.
Owners of small, medium and large
enterprises can send breakdowns of their E-tolling costs to leader@da.org.za, or alternatively contact
their local DA representatives for assistance.
Media enquiries:
Toby Chance MP
DA Shadow Minister of Small Business
Development
083 251 5613
Luyanda Mfeka
Media Officer
079 546 9518
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