Chairperson, Minister, when you start a small business in this country it is usually by a few people, between two and six people within that business. In order to do business, especially in rural areas if you want to do business with government, you have to register as a business.
However, the moment you register as a small business, there is a huge burden on you administratively because; CIPC requests annual from you; Sars also wants annual returns; Stats SA want you to do survey forms; and the banks want supporting documents all the time.
So, it seems as if half your time in small business is used to fill in government forms most of the time and government returns. It takes away from your time to be productive and to grow as a
business. So, what is your department doing in cutting down that administrative burden on smaller businesses?