Background: A good quality road network holds numerous benefits to any country, but is dependent on sufficient and stable modes of funding and adequate financing. Funding for roads in South Africa is complex, controversial and faces different viewpoints. In this environment, it is difficult to implement any new form of road user charges, including the user-pay principle, or promote a sustainable road infrastructure policy framework. Objectives: This article examined the road funding framework in South Africa to fully understand its capability to fund the country’s road infrastructure network while quantifying and presenting the linkage between road-generated income, its distribution, allocation and the expenditure of these funds through a consolidated report and comparing the country’s income and expenditure on roads to international standards. Method: Numerous financial statements were assessed through a budget analysis to present the current road funding framework in South Africa in terms of the income generated from the road sector, its allocation, distribution and the expenditure of these funds. Local road funding trends were then compared with selected countries in terms of road-generated income, its allocation and expenditure. Results: South Africa’s current road funding framework collects a substantial amount from road users, but there is a mismatch between road-generated income collected and governmental road expenditure. Furthermore, South Africa’s road expenditure in not outside the norm compared to international countries. Conclusion: Investigation into the effectiveness of South Africa’s current road cost recovery methods is needed, and the impact of future technologies on its income-generating potential must be examined.

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公路资金：了解南非公路资金框架

背景：优质的公路网络可为任何国家带来诸多好处，但取决于充足，稳定的融资方式和充足的融资。南非的道路建设资金既复杂又有争议，并且面临着不同的观点。在这种环境下，很难实施任何新形式的道路使用者收费，包括使用者付费原则，或促进可持续的道路基础设施政策框架。目标：本文研究了南非的道路融资框架，以充分了解其为该国道路基础设施网络提供资金的能力，同时通过合并报告量化并提出道路产生的收入，其分配，分配和这些资金的支出之间的联系并比较该国符合国际标准的公路收支情况。方法：通过预算分析对许多财务报表进行了评估，以根据道路部门产生的收入，其分配，分配和这些资金的支出来介绍南非目前的道路筹资框架。然后，就道路产生的收入，其分配和支出，与选定的国家比较了当地道路资金的趋势。结果：南非目前的道路融资框架从道路使用者那里收取了大量资金，但是道路产生的收入与政府道路支出之间并不匹配。此外，与国际国家相比，南非的公路支出不超出标准。结论：有必要调查南非目前道路成本回收方法的有效性，