The resultant consequence has been the regressive increase in debt servicing costs which now stand at R180 billion annually. From President Ramaphosa's state of the nation address it was very clear that government, buoyed by election fever, was over promising with high level plans whilst anchored in low level efficiency. The reality in this country is that the economy simple does not serve the majority of the people. And the upcoming budget tomorrow will be a moment of sobriety in comparison to the utopic honeymoon promises of state of the nation address 2019 - and of course it's what this debate called by the hon Mahlobo seeks to do. And this is precisely why we need to move away from the misguided rhetoric of the governing party and present a pragmatic economic agenda of plans and solutions. We need to move deliberately in the direction of growth, development and sustainability. This government needs to put the people ahead of politics in order to serve all the people. The
