Deputy Speaker, Deputy President, members of this House, when my predecessor, Minister Gordhan, who is sitting there, tabled the Appropriation Bill in this House on 26 February 2014, it was based on the government structure which prevailed at the time.
On 25 May 2014, President Jacob Zuma announced the appointment of Ministers and Deputy Ministers in terms of section 91(2) and 93(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The portfolios of these Ministers required the reorganisation of departments, including the establishment of new national departments to support the Ministers in executing their respective mandates.
The corrections being tabled here today with this First Reading debate provide for a new vote structure that gives effect to the reorganised government structure. The 2014 Adjustments Appropriation Bill will therefore provide a more detailed breakdown of the impact of the structural changes to the format of the Appropriation Bill.
I therefore move the amendments as printed in my name on the Order Paper. Thank you very much.