Chairperson, I thank all the representatives of the various political parties for their contributions. I also thank the various stakeholders who made presentations to the standing committee for their contributions and thoughts, whether we agreed with them or not. That is relevant. Their participation is important.
The majority of the parties shared the view of the government that the Reserve Bank is an institution which is central to our national interests. No individual, shareholder or groups of shareholders should try to interfere with its mandate in any kind of way. Any attempt to do so must require us to act, as we have done in this regard.
The only lone voice out there is that of hon Ambrosini. I must certainly assure him that this is no internal coup d'etat. In response to both him and hon Swart, the Governor of the Reserve Bank and her colleagues do appear before the standing committee. You have adequate opportunity to raise any matter that you wish to raise with them. I am sure that they will account to you as they account to South Africa more generally.
All in all, thank you very much for the support for this Amendment Bill. Once again, I thank the standing committee for processing the Bill so effectively. Thank you. [Applause.]