BPRA has produced a document proposing that the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development introduce a more transparent method of administering money collected from toll gates that will cater for the needs of areas at grassroots level. This comes amid criticism of the fact that Bulawayo and surrounding areas were allocated paltry funds despite the fact that roads leading to Bulawayo such as the Beitbridge Road and the Victoria Falls Road are among the busiest in the country. The proposal, to be submitted to the transport ministry argues that a clear framework should be put in place to govern the allocation of funds to local authorities to avoid a situation whereby the Minister has the power to distribute the funds in a partisan manner or distribution of the funds does not match needs. The proposal in essence stresses the need for transparency in the distribution of the funds so that a level of fairness and development orientation is achieved.
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