Hon Deputy Speaker, the ANC supports Budget Vote No 9. We ought to approach the production and dissemination of information as a public commodity and service in its own right, rather than taking the cynical short-sighted view of information as an afterthought or political football.
The Government Communication and Information System, GCIS, is a critical national institution and asset in the process of ensuring that government does more, people benefit more and, once they benefit more, they are able to contribute more to improving conditions around them. This is the true spirit of working together. The ANC supports the Budget Vote. Vote agreed to (Democratic Alliance, Congress of the People and Independent Democrats dissenting).
Vote No 10 - National Treasury - put.