The Minister of Finance, Mr Trevor A Manuel, MP, will be hosting a media briefing following the budget vote of the Ministry of Finance together with the Director General of National Treasury Lesetja Kganyago, the Commissioner of SARS Pravin Gordhan and the Statistician-General Pali Lehohla. Minister Manuel will present the budget vote to Parliament on Tuesday (tomorrow), 24 May 2005 at 10h00. You are invited to the media briefing thereafter at 13h30.