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“Right now, the challenge is to try to re-engineer finances and find other sources of revenue to guarantee road construction and maintenance,” João Matlombe told reporters on the sidelines of a visit to new road construction sites in the southern province of Inhambane.
The Mozambican Minister of Transport and Logistics admitted that new sources of revenue are needed to build and maintain roads, as the collection of fees at 40 national tolls provides less than 10% of the needs.
“Right now, the challenge is to try to re-engineer finances and find other sources of revenue to guarantee road construction and maintenance,” João Matlombe told reporters on the sidelines of a visit to new road construction sites in the southern province of Inhambane.
“Currently, tolls don’t cover even 10% of our Road Fund needs, especially because they can’t be applied to all roads,” the minister noted, explaining that there are currently nearly 40 tolls on national roads, operated by various companies, such as the South African private company TRAC, Revimo and a subsidiary of the Road Fund.
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“It won’t be solely with tolls or the fuel tax revenue that we’ll maintain the roads,” Matlombe acknowledged.
