Another promise of a decision on e-tolls Picture: OUTA Another promise of a decision on e-tolls Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has once again promised an announcement on an alternative funding solution to the e-tolls for the Gauteng freew... BUDGET E-TOLLS ETOLLS MID TERM BUDGET SANRAL TRANSPORT Jul 1, 2022
Budget 2022: Is Government starting to listen to public despair? Budget 2022: Is Government starting to listen to public despair? Less reliance on increases to fuel levies and relief on personal and company taxes are encouraging, but South Africa’s economy continue... BUDGET Feb 24, 2022
OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022 OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022 OUTA has written to Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, calling for a halt to the annual increase in the fuel levies. The levy increases are announ... BUDGET FUEL LEVY Fuel Price Dec 1, 2021
This is who really funds political parties: you, the taxpayer This is who really funds political parties: you, the taxpayer OUTA exposes how taxpayers have paid R13.882 billion directly to political parties in the 13 years since 2009, which is eight times more t... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET PARLIAMENT POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING Oct 14, 2021
Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead The SABC is a vital public service and should be funded accordingly, OUTA told Parliament’s public hearings on the SABC Bill... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET DEMOCRACY GOVERNANCE SABC TAX POLICY Sep 22, 2021
E-toll debt is no reason to hold onto a failed scheme E-toll debt is no reason to hold onto a failed scheme The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) suggests that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana waives all outstanding e-toll debt. Godongwana was repor... BUDGET E-TOLLS ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Sep 15, 2021
Oh no: NERSA takes SA another step towards new nuclear Oh no: NERSA takes SA another step towards new nuclear power stations OUTA is extremely concerned that the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) electricity subcommittee has today conditionally indicated ... #NoNewNuclear BUDGET GOVERNANCE NERSA Aug 20, 2021
Budget 2021: cautious silence between a rock and a hard place Budget 2021: Cautious silence between a rock and a hard place National Treasury found itself cornered by a triple threat. Taxpayers are fed up, ratings agencies bring consistent downgrades, and yet fr... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET BUDGET SPEECH SOE Feb 25, 2021
OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear NERSA is holding public hearings about the government’s plan to build 2500MW of new nuclear power, and OUTA is asking NERSA to block this. OUTA believes that South Afri... #NoNewNuclear ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET ENERGY NERSA NUCLEAR Feb 23, 2021
Liquidate SAA without delay Liquidate SAA without delay The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on the Department of Public Enterprises and Treasury to liquidate South African Airways (SAA) and halt the drawn-out and exo... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET SAA SOE Feb 2, 2021
Who collects e-tolls from 3 December 2020? Who collects e-tolls from 3 December 2020? SANRAL faces a legal obligation to halt its contract with the Electronic Toll Collections (ETC) company tomorrow, 2 December 2020, as the contract comes to a... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET ETOLLS GAUTENG GOVERNANCE SANRAL Dec 1, 2020
Show us more value for money Show us more value for money, OUTA tells Parliament There is no more money to waste so effectiveness and efficiency of public spending must improve, OUTA told Parliament today. OUTA made a written sub... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET NEWS PARLIAMENT Nov 27, 2020