Hon Chairperson, central to the Fiscal Framework is our economic growth. While the DA likes to criticise our government for the lack of growth, the statistics tell a completely different story. Let me tell you that 15 years prior to the start of our democratic dispensation our growth rate was a dismal 1,5% per year. However, in the last 20 years we have had a stable growth rate of more than 3%. This reflects and undoubtedly confirms that we have a good story to tell. [Applause.]
The plan presented by the Minister is both reliable and stable. This will do a lot to inspire investor confidence, unlike the DA, which concocts ridiculous figures to fool the masses. They must stop living in stupidity. [Interjections.] They have stated that an 8% growth rate is the solution to our problems. Satanism must be rife within the DA. Where did they get this 8% from? Was it Satan whispering in their ears ... [Interjections.]