Chairperson, I think it is important that we look at the big picture and not at the little picture. Three to four years ago we were spending some R6 billion a year on transport. By 2009-10, we'll be spending R21,5 billion on transport. That's wonderful news for millions of South Africans who frankly, at the moment, don't have decent public transport, and I think we really need to support this budget. That trend reflects an annual 20% and more increase.

This is not accidental. The Minister of Transport and his department have lobbied hard and long to really place transport, and particularly public transport, at the centre of our developmental priorities. The Cabinet agreed in January this year that the number one legacy that we need to develop out of our 2010 hosting of the Fifa World Cup needs to be decent public transport in our country.

Yes, there are challenges and as we are beginning to try to spend this money, there are challenges of capacity and so on. As you may or may not know, Chairperson, the ANC is going to an important policy conference next week and we always debate amongst ourselves what the motive force of the national democratic revolution is. I am not sure how that debate will pan out next week but I think one thing that we are very clear about as the ANC is that the motive force of the motive force, however you define it, is safe, affordable and accessible public transport. That's why the ANC supports this budget. [Applause.] Vote agreed to (Democratic Alliance and Freedom Front Plus dissenting).

Vote No 34 - Water Affairs and Forestry - put.

Declaration of vote: