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Cape Town - The Division of Revenue bill was passed in the National Assembly after a fierce debate by MPs.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan took a swipe at the DA for their shallow contributions.
“The contributions from the ANC versus that of the DA were like chalk and cheese,” Gordhan said. “The DA has spent five minutes complaining about processes that haven’t been followed with the budget. If there’s a problem, sort it out, but stop wasting our time.
“Give us an alternative on how you would change how the money is allocated.”
Gordhan’s remarks came after DA MPs David Maynier and Alan McLoughlin said the ANC had rushed the bill through Parliament by not following the correct parliamentary procedures within the correct timeframes.
In his speech, Maynier issued a stern warning to the ANC, saying his party was considering taking the budget process to court, as the right parliamentary procedures for approval and public hearings had not been followed, alleging the process had been a rushed affair.
“I can’t understand why this Parliament wants to rubber stamp the budget. We may be compelled to take this to the courts; you’ve been warned.”
McLoughlin, suggested the ANC was rushing the budget through Parliament because of the local government elections that are taking place later this year. “It’s an election year; that’s why you’re rushing it so that the ANC can pilfer money from the state coffers for their election campaign.”
The ANC’s Celiwe Madlopha hit back at the DA, saying the DA is “out of touch with the people on the ground”.
“Do you know why we’re in a rush with this bill? It’s because we know the plight of the poor. We want to adopt it so we can make a difference in the lives of the poor in the deep rural areas. The DA played delaying tactics in the finance committee,” she said.
In his response Gordhan thanked the ANC MPs who spoke for correctly summarising the provisions in the bill. This, he said, served as proof that they showed a sound knowledge of how government was functioning.
The Bill was passed with 244 votes in favour, 73 against, while one person abstained. The Budget Vote will now be referred to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for concurrence.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan took a swipe at the DA for their shallow contributions.
“The contributions from the ANC versus that of the DA were like chalk and cheese,” Gordhan said. “The DA has spent five minutes complaining about processes that haven’t been followed with the budget. If there’s a problem, sort it out, but stop wasting our time.
“Give us an alternative on how you would change how the money is allocated.”
Gordhan’s remarks came after DA MPs David Maynier and Alan McLoughlin said the ANC had rushed the bill through Parliament by not following the correct parliamentary procedures within the correct timeframes.
In his speech, Maynier issued a stern warning to the ANC, saying his party was considering taking the budget process to court, as the right parliamentary procedures for approval and public hearings had not been followed, alleging the process had been a rushed affair.
“I can’t understand why this Parliament wants to rubber stamp the budget. We may be compelled to take this to the courts; you’ve been warned.”
McLoughlin, suggested the ANC was rushing the budget through Parliament because of the local government elections that are taking place later this year. “It’s an election year; that’s why you’re rushing it so that the ANC can pilfer money from the state coffers for their election campaign.”
The ANC’s Celiwe Madlopha hit back at the DA, saying the DA is “out of touch with the people on the ground”.
“Do you know why we’re in a rush with this bill? It’s because we know the plight of the poor. We want to adopt it so we can make a difference in the lives of the poor in the deep rural areas. The DA played delaying tactics in the finance committee,” she said.
In his response Gordhan thanked the ANC MPs who spoke for correctly summarising the provisions in the bill. This, he said, served as proof that they showed a sound knowledge of how government was functioning.
The Bill was passed with 244 votes in favour, 73 against, while one person abstained. The Budget Vote will now be referred to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for concurrence.
