(1)Whether, noting the 2019 study by the North West Chamber of Commerce that indicated that 82% of North West small businesses and most within the Republic are owned by foreigners, she has found that the R5 million restriction bill is successful to combat such; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether small and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) owned by South Africans will receive exemption from taxes and/or subsidies to recover from the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) how does her department intend to ensure that state (a) contracts and (b) tenders to uplift SMMEs are depoliticised?