Hon Chair, credibility, predictability and discipline together with regular consultation and adjustments to the needs of our people must remain the key feature in our budget system which is arguingly one of the best in the world. This House will agree with me that systems are not the issue but that people are, particularly when we are not able to attract and retain competent, ethical and corrupt-free leadership and management. These issues manifest themselves when in the following. Tax collection is under strain which despite tax going up for many, but revenue is not growing. Policy changes occur without due consideration of financial knock-on effects to departmental budgets. Fiscal deficits often result in instances where projects are poorly designed and then not delivered to our people on time. Many municipalities are still not settling outstanding debts to Eskom, water boards and to make the matters worse the very same municipalities cannot get rates and taxes paid. This places the entire system under strain. The chain of the entire economy is near broken when the key links are missing.