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  1. The Department of Transport is researching a contributory scheme to fund the Road Accident Fund (RAF), which poses a high risk to the state treasury.

Road Accident Fund seeks licence disc fee levy to cover R440 billion liabilities

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What happened

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The Road Accident Fund formally requested new funding from the National Treasury. The fund is facing extreme financial trouble, with total liabilities exceeding R440 billion. Because revenue from the fuel pump levy is insufficient, the Road Accident Fund is proposing a portion of every licence disc fee in South Africa.

From thesouthafrican.com

Why it matters

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The Road Accident Fund is structurally financed by a fuel levy managed by the National Treasury. The proposal to shift funding to the licence disc fee requires a major national regulatory and fiscal shift in South Africa. This request increases state financial risk and liability for the National Treasury.

The Department of Transport is currently researching a contributory scheme to fund the Road Accident Fund, which poses a high risk to the state treasury.

From thesouthafrican.com

Who's involved

  • RAFThe Road Accident Fund, which is seeking new funding to cover massive liabilities.
  • National TreasuryThe National Treasury, which manages the current fuel levy and is the recipient of the funding request.
  • Department of TransportThe Department of Transport, which is researching a contributory scheme to fund the Road Accident Fund.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • National TreasurySpeculative

    The National Treasury could face increased state financial risk and liability due to the funding request.

  • South AfricaSpeculative

    South Africa may require a major national regulatory and fiscal shift to implement the proposed licence disc fee levy.

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