Madam Speaker, the Motor Industry Development Programme Review Report that we received from the consultant had, as one of its recommendations, the introduction of a new programme and an improved programme. The development of a new programme is a long and detailed process, especially if one considers that it took about three years to design the current Motor Industry Development Programme.
Part of the work is to ensure that whatever programme is designed is both simple to administer whilst robust in controls to limit the risk of abuse. The programme also needs to be aligned to government's goals and vision. The new scheme also has to be flexible to the extent that it allows for periodic reviews and amendments.
Finally, the new scheme needs to be designed so as not to be unduly costly to the country as there are competing needs for the available limited resources. In the next few months, work aimed at designing this new Motor Industry Development Programme will be led by Prof Anthony Black, who has been appointed by the Department of Trade and Industry to fast-track this process. He will be working with an interdepartmental team of the Department of Trade and Industry and National Treasury, including agencies such as the International Trade Administration Commission, as well as the SA Revenue Service. An update on the finalisation of the MIDP will be made available within the next six months. The new programme will be launched in due course. Thanks, hon Speaker.