Question NW888 to the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

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20 May 2020 - NW888

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Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether her Office will offer any form of Covid-19 financial or other relief to small businesses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether the Covid-19 financial or other relief will only be allocated to qualifying small businesses according to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, Act 53 of 2003, as amended; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what statutory grounds and/or provisions does she or her Office rely to allocate Covid-19 financial or other relief only to small businesses according to the specified Act and (b) what form of Covid-19 financial or other relief, if any, will be made available to other small businesses?

Reply:

1. No, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities will not offer any form of Covid-19 financial or other relief to small businesses, as this is not the Department’s mandate.

2. The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities does not have a financial allocation within its budget to offer financial relief to SMME’s.

 

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