Chairperson, the IFP will support this Budget Vote, and we would like to thank the hon Minister for the very frank and detailed responses he gave during the budget debate.
An area of concern is the support to municipalities. We find that the financial status of many municipalities around the country is disastrous, to say the least, and we think National Treasury has to make sure that the support to municipalities, whether it is administrative support or any other support, is forthcoming, so they can have good audit reports.
The other area that we would like National Treasury to look into in detail, is the performance audit of entities that are connected with government employees and doing business with national departments. If one reads this report you will find that there are many employees in government doing business as members of close corporations or their spouses are doing business with their own departments or with other government departments. This has to stop because there is a conflict of interest and Treasury regulations are being violated.
Monitoring and evaluation are going to be very important and we are very pleased by the response of the hon Minister and the department to look into these things. We support the Vote. Thank you.