Chairperson, we note that the reopening of the land claim process in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill anticipates 397 000 new land claims at an estimated cost of between R129 billion and R179 billion. The cost of setting up the administration required to manage this process is estimated at R1,36 billion.
We have also noted that the Minister of Finance has instructed the department to fund it out of its existing annual budget of just about R9,5 billion per annum. My question is: Exactly how does the Minister propose that this activity be funded in the short term, or are these just more promises on which the ANC will be unable to deliver after the elections?