MEC Alan Winde submits visa regulations impact review to National Government
16 September 2015
Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, has submitted a comprehensive review of the impact of the visa regulations to the National Government, with a request that it be taken into account by the inter-ministerial committee convened to assess the new rules.
The new information formed part of an analysis conducted by the Western Cape Government’s Red Tape Reduction Unit.
Minister Winde has shared the unit’s analysis with the Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba, Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who heads the inter-ministerial committee investigating the impact of the regulations.
“The visa regulations are impacting various areas of our economy. The report shows that a major hotel group is estimating a decrease in revenue of R2.5 million, based on a comparison of total room revenue for the period June 2013 to December 2014.