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Cape Town - Before the end of the year 2005, the government will complete the system of exemptions for small, medium and micro-enterprises "with regard to taxes and levies," President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
In his State of the Nation speech at the opening of parliament he said this would include a review of the regulatory framework "as it applies" to these businesses, as well as central bargaining and other labour arrangements, enabling these to be factored into the medium-term expenditure cycle.
"The system of tax and levy payments and business registration will be reviewed with the aim of introducing a simpler and streamlined system for all businesses by April 2006.
Mbeki said the capital investment programme of government will be
speeded up, focusing on housing, rural and urban infrastructure, public transport and national logistics system, water and electricity.
In part to facilitate this, urgent steps will be taken to strengthen the public-private partnership mechanism in government by December 2005.
"At all times these partnerships should involve local communities," he said.