I am sure that the hon member knows that I cannot discuss tax matters all the time. I will discuss tax matters in February. From now and then I am not allowed to talk about tax matters or to speculate about tax matters. I might end up with consequences which I am sure we don't want for now.
I can't give you an exact figure which would be the cost of NHI. I would be very dishonest because if I say it's going to be R2,00 and tomorrow it is R1,00 you are going to burn me at the stake. So I can't do that. I think we should follow the process as we move along. But as I said earlier we should avoid the appearance publicly. Actually, there are some amongst us who are just opposed to the idea of NHI. I think we should avoid that. All I am saying is we are all in favour of the universal health coverage correct and therefore NHI initiative is part of an attempt to attain the universal health coverage. And it is doable.
There are many other countries which have done that. Japan, for example, achieved universal health coverage even during the time where they were much poorer. By attaining the universal health coverage they were able to improve the health of their population, they became more productive and their economy became more successful. So there is actually a dialectical relationship between
universal health care and better economic performance. I think we should embrace the issues like that. I'm sure we will get to learn more about the cost structure and we will deal with issues accordingly. That's why I say I can't speculate on any tax measures that might be introduced in future. Let me say, I don't know if there will be any tax measures introduced.