House Chairperson, hon Minister in the spirit of participatory democracy which is enshrined both in the Constitution and in the Freedom Charter, on 27 August 2019 the Ministry of Finance called on the members of the public to make comments on a paper titled: Economic Transformation Inclusive Growth and Competitiveness toward an economic strategy for South Africa. Can the Minister enlighten the South African public as to how have contribution strengthen this economic paper? Thank you.