Hon Chairperson, ...
IsiXhosa:
... mhlawumbi masiqale ngezinto zokuqala ezithi ...
English: 18:55
... the ANC supports the 2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill because it meets the litmus test through the protection of social spending, especially toward education and health. This protection of social spending is achieved at the bedrock of slow economic growth and the shrinking of fiscal resources. The ANC-led government through this Division of Revenue Amendment Bill recognises the need to accelerate the narrowing of the budget deficit and the stabilisation of government debt.
Chairperson, the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill sets a platform for future accelerated growth. Moreover, this new dawn growth is based on the need to employment, improve government, increase investment, stabilise SOEs and manage the Wage Bill. The
government as mandated by the ANC 54th National Conference has the responsibility to revive economy, to ensure social protection of the poor and vulnerable in our society.
We want to seize the opportunity and invite all of the society and fellow South Africans across political affiliations to join in this effort at this moment of hope and this new dawn.
IsiXhosa:
Kuyasa.
English:
Chairperson, it is unfortunate that you would have political parties which do not have any clue of where do we want to take South Africa to. They do not have any clue of what is it that the national democratic society is. Parties like the DA and the EFFPlus, I am deliberately saying EFFPlus. [Interjections.] The DA as we speak now has reached a ceiling. They have no issues to raise. Their worry as we speak now is that Herman Mashaba is on his way out on 27 November. [Interjections.] They should be busy lobbying other parties now as to who is going to take charge. Worse after ...
... begqiba ukuthuka abantu bakuthi bebabiza ngeengcuka.
English:
Now, they are just in disarray towards ... [Interjections.]