Appropriations Bill
budget votes
Small Business
Development
Vote 31
8th June
2017
Toby Chance
Thank
you madam Speaker.
This
department has had no impact on the factors underpinning growth in the economy,
essential to the creation, survival and growth of small businesses. It is
silent on essential issues of regulatory, tax and labour reform.
With
the country now in recession, opportunities for small businesses to grow are
even more remote.
Its
programmes and agencies are invisible to more than 97% of businesses in South
Africa.
Minister
Zulu missed an opportunity to be visible and relevant to these businesses by failing
to support the DA’s Red Tape Impact Assessment Bill.
Her
department’s narrow focus and continued funding of programmes widely
acknowledged to be failing cannot be justified.
While
small business development should be a government priority, in the hands of
this minister and her directionless department it is all talk, excuses and no
action.
Instead
of being the champion of small business across government, Minister Zulu puts
more energy into defending an indefensible president.
The
DA cannot support this budget.
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