DA opposes race-based criteria for Tourism Support fund
27 March 2020
The Department of Tourism announced on its website that a Tourism Relief Fund of R200 million has been made available to assist Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) in the tourism and hospitality sector that are under economic pressure due to the new travel restrictions during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Although the Democratic Alliance (DA) supports the need for such a fund, we vehemently oppose the “delivery mechanisms” listed, these include:
“The relief will be distributed in a spatially equitable manner to ensure that all provinces benefit.
At least 70% of beneficiaries will be businesses that are Black-owned.