Requirements for funding include that applicants be SA citizens or permanent citizens, must produce valid operating licences and must be registered as a taxpayer with the SA Revenue Service.
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says subsidising the taxi industry will relieve the working class who use taxis daily. File photo.Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says the department is “ready” and will keep a watchful eye on scammers who apply for relief funding meant for qualifying taxi operators.
Requirements for funding include that applicants must be SA citizens or permanent citizens, must produce valid operating licences and must be registered taxpayers with the SA Revenue Service. We are ready for them. I hope when we conclude this process, we will not be scammed. Taxi operators, please don't fall for scammers.“I know there are a lot of scammers out there. We are ready for them. I hope when we conclude this process, we will not be scammed.
Mbalula said the taxi industry was the backbone of the public transportation system and the only industry that did not receive government business relief.
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