The National Council of Provinces select committee on finance will now send the Financial Matters Amendment Bill to the president
A proposed law allowing state-owned enterprises to establish banks passed the penultimate hurdle on Wednesday before it is sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for signature and promulgation.
The bill, along with a number of other bills including the Copyright Amendment Bill, will now go before the final plenary session of the NCOP on Thursday for final adoption. The NCOP will then close down for business ahead of the May 8 election. The EFF supports the creation of state-owned banks with its chief whip Floyd Shivambu having submitted a private member’s bill to provide for this option. The finance committee of the National Assembly, however, opted for the Treasury’s bill, which has more conditions and checks and balances than Shivambu’s.
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