Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, President of the Republic of South Africa, Cabinet colleagues, Deputy Ministers, Members of the Executive Councils here present, Governor of the SA Reserve Bank and Deputy Governor, leaders of all political parties in this democratic Parliament, representatives of organised business and labour, hon members, fellow South Africans, today it is my singular honour and privilege to table the 23rd Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, MTBPS, of the democratic era. This is the first Budget Policy Statement of the Sixth administration and Parliament.