Statement by the City’s Executive Mayor, Patricia de Lille
Relocation not necessary, Government needs to cut cabinet
Last night President Jacob Zuma indicated that Parliament may move from
Cape Town to Pretoria to reduce the administrative costs of government.
The issue is not one of whether Parliament moves to Pretoria to cut
government wastage. The key issue is that government is too big.
National Government needs to cut the cabinet, streamline and rationalise
Parliament in order to save costs to the taxpayer, and work more efficiently.
However, regardless of whether Parliament moves to Pretoria or not, we will
always be happy to welcome the people of Gauteng and the rest of the
country to Cape Town.