Chairperson, the ANC supports the Presidency Budget Vote. In our view, it provides concrete directives and practical meaning to the five national priorities identified as an axis around which service delivery must be driven to push back the frontiers of poverty.
We are assembled here determined to fulfil that most solemn undertaking to build a nonracial, nonsexist, democratic and prosperous society in which all people are free from the shackles of exploitation, fear, want and disease.
The Presidency Budget Vote is our commitment to our people and before the eyes of the world that without decent work, the security of people, quality and accessible education and health services, the recovery of the humanity of all our people will remain a pipe dream.
The Presidency Budget Vote reflects the ruling party's commitment to serving the people of South Africa as a whole in line with the five priorities that the ANC put before the people of South Africa.
The establishment of the departments for planning, monitoring and evaluation will ensure that the government does not act in silos and that the Presidency exercises internal oversight of the executive branch of government. The commitment of the Presidency to subject itself and its administration to oversight by this Parliament augurs well for the entrenchment and deepening of democracy in South Africa.
The call for an activist Parliament and the endorsement thereof by this House will ensure that the resources made available by this House are utilised to provide quality and affordable services to all South Africans. Members of this House will hold the executive accountable, without fear or favour, for the delivery of quality, accessible and affordable services to all the people. Thank you very much. [Time expired.] [Applause.]
Vote agreed to.
Vote No 2 - Parliament - put and agreed to.
Vote No 3 - International Relations and Co-operation, formerly Foreign Affairs - put
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