Question NW1456 to the Minister of Tourism
25 August 2020 - NW1456
Groenewald, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Tourism
(1)Apart from the R200 milion relief fund for the tourism industry, what other measures, programmes and/or initiatives are being put in place to assist the tourism industry; (2) which of these measures, programmes and/or initiatives do not have broad-based black economic empowerment accreditation requirements in order to qualify; (3) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. Apart from the Tourism Relief Fund what other measures, programmes and/or initiatives are being put in place to assist the tourism industry.
Apart from the Tourism Relief Fund, the Department has established a Tourist Guides ReliefFund for which a R30 million budget has been set aside to provide relief to freelance tourist guides.
The tourism sector, like all other industries and sector of the economy alsohas access to other forms of Covid-19 financial relief measures such Tax Relief fromSouth African Revenue Services (SARS), Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) or Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Covid-19Relief Benefit from the Department of Employment and Labour; and the National Treasury’s R200 billon Credit Guarantee Scheme.
2. Which of these measures, programmes and/or initiatives do not have broad-based black economic empowerment accreditation requirements in order to qualify.
N/A
3. Whether the Minister will make a statement on the matter.
The Minister and/or departmenthas made public statements in relation to the relief measures that are provided by the department.