# National Treasury’s plan to get the economy growing

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/economic-policy-paper-for-public-comment/
- Published: 2019-08-28T09:00:41+02:00
- Author: dearSA

### ECONOMIC POLICY PAPER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

### **18 **active citizens had a say

The Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, is calling on members of the public to
make comments on a paper titled: Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and 
competitiveness: Towards an Economic Strategy for South Africa. It proposes reviewing
regulations on everything from fuel to banking, a dramatic overhaul of the electricity
system, and means to attract tourists and skilled immigrants – [see summary.](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/economic-policy-paper-for-public-comment/summary/)

## Shape this policy now

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[click to see a summary of the plan ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/economic-policy-paper-for-public-comment/summary/)

**Important to note;**_ This is a legally protected public policy-shaping process
mandated in the SA Constitution. By using DearSA’s platform you ensure an accurate
record is held by civil society (so government cannot dispute participation facts
or figures) which forms a solid foundation for a legal case should the necessity
arise. It is not a petition. Your input is immediately sent __to government and 
must, by law, be individually acknowledged and considered. Had this been a petition,
all input would be grouped as a single submission._

### PUBLIC INPUT displaying latest 5

[click to see more comments ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/economic-policy-paper-for-public-comment/comments/)

## DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

 * [Media statment from Treasury](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20191251/2019082701-Media-Statement-Economic-Paper-Public-Comment155.pdf)
 * [77 page summary document](http://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/press/2019/Towards%20an%20Economic%20Strategy%20for%20SA.pdf)

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