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ASPASA
geysers; turning motors off when not in
use and a myriad of other small things – is
a good start to conserving energy. Once
these savings are realised it will be eas-
ier to justify further initiatives and really
begin saving money,” he says.
Aspasa website
Since 2011, SARS has attempted to clamp
down on diesel rebates, with aggregate
and sand producers excluded from the
legislation. Aspasa reacted and after court
proceedings, members were able to claim
for rebates.
The draft proposed changes to the
diesel rebate scheme are available on
the Aspasa website together with an
18-page document on the logbook issue.
“Our members should be pleased with
these changes,” Pienaar told MQ prior to
attending a meeting with SARS to dis-
cuss the changes. “Aspasa objected to
the exclusion to the diesel rebate in 2013
and since then we have kept the pressure
up. SARS wanted to define us as Material
The end result of a polluted
environment is devastating
as can be seen from this old
borrow pit in the Western Cape.