Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will table the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement to Parliament on 23 October 2013. Please note that Parliament has scheduled the Minister’s address for 14h00.
Media lock-ups have been arranged in Cape Town and Pretoria, allowing access to the Budget documents before the Minister’s address in Parliament. The information contained in the documents will be under embargo until Minister Gordhan begins speaking in Parliament.
Lock-Up arrangements
Cape Town: 100 Plein Street Building for PGA journalists
Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, for non PGA members
Time: 7h00
Pretoria: National Treasury Offices, 40 Church Street
Time: 9h00
The Minister’s speech will not be handed out at the beginning of the lock-up but copies will be distributed as and when the speech has been finalised.
Journalists attending the Cape Town lock up must send their details (name, media organisation, contact details and ID number) to Xolisa.dodo@treasury.gov.za
Those attending the Pretoria lock-up should RSVP to Zwikhodo.Netshituni@treasury.gov.za by no later than 18 October 2013.
Journalists will be expected to sign a lock-up rules document to confirm that they will comply with the conditions of the lock-up.
Please send interview requests to phumza.macanda@treasury.gov.za
