Deputy Speaker, an hon member from Cope raised the important matter of income disparities in South Africa. This includes the inequalities that exist in our society, particularly the measure, the Gini co-efficient, which indicates the widest disparities in earnings of all countries in the world.
I heard the member saying that the ANC has led us to this, which is an absolute untruth. We do not set salary scales in the private sector, and it is primarily in this sector where these wide disparities exist.
I would suggest that the hon member would be better served by asking that the relevant committee of Parliament conduct an investigation into income levels and disparities in South Africa and then Parliament can examine whether it could generate legislation which would address this matter. All of us are concerned about closing these gaps. The ANC has been the first to alert the world to inequality, no other party. Thank you. [Applause.]