Let me say one thing. I welcome your opportunity to exercise your lungs, but do so outside!
One of the other measures pursued by the DTI which has borne fruit is the strategic setting of tariffs, and I must say all members of the committee agreed on this. Let's not have just one way of setting our tariffs.
How did we correct the high cost of domestic steel? We were all in agreement on that - how did we address it? Well, when we hit a brick wall with ArcelorMittal, which believes in parity pricing, we said that there were many ways to tango and that we were going to lower the tariffs on steel, and we secured a lower price for steel. But we didn't just say, "Lets lower tariffs across the board." We would have collapsed other industries, in particular the clothing and textiles industry, which we had to protect during its rebuilding campaign. So, we increased the price of tariffs there.
Of course, there are other issues we have to worry about. We are aware that some of our raw minerals - and I know the hon Radebe will tackle this in detail - are being shipped out, even to friends, before being beneficiated. That we are going to address, and I know he will speak on that issue in depth.
Hon Chairperson, we are aware of the catalytic role industrialisation plays, backed by strategic, export-driven trade, how it plays out and how it engages with our developmental economy. But the ... [Interjections.] The ANC supports this Budget Vote. [Time expired.] [Applause.]