Hon House Chair, the ANC acknowledges that the economy of our country has not been growing at the faster pace and at the acceptable levels to allow it to create jobs, address poverty and inequality. However, the ANC is delighted with the announcement by the Statistics SA, which showed that economic performance was much better in the 2nd quarter than in the first quarter. This has been indicated in the gross domestic product figures released by Statistics SA, which indicated that the economy grew by 3,1% from April to June 2019.
This announcement by Statistics SA demonstrates that the government of the ANC is on the right recovery path, after a
difficult time, and is on the road to recovery. The Statistics SA figures, is a promising sign of improved economic performance. The announcement has been good news not just for the ANC government, but also its social partners. It also demonstrates renewed commitment and resolve to work collectively to grow the economy in order to tackle, poverty, unemployment and inequality. I thank you.