DA welcomes the positive inputs on our Ease of Doing Business Private Member's Bill
25 June 2021
This week, the Portfolio Committee on Public Services and Administration met to hear the submissions of organised business and civil society on the Ease of Doing Business Private Member’s Bill (PMB) tabled by the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Representing the Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMME) sector was the Small Business Institute (SBI), Sakeliga, and South Africa Small Medium and Enterprises Association (SASMEA). The presentations were done by John Dludlu, Piet le Roux, and Howard Johnson, respectively. The Free Market Foundation’s (FMF) Chris Hattingh also presented their opinion on the bill.
All the presenters agreed that the bill's execution is crucial to rectify the disabling environment in which SMMEs must operate.
The bill seeks to create a unit in the Presidency that will: