The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan will present the Medium Term Budget to Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament on 27 October 2009.
Lock-ups have been arranged both in Cape Town and Pretoria. The information contained in the documents will be under embargo until Minister Gordhan begins speaking in Parliament. To maintain the integrity of the lock-up arrangements, it is important that no information is leaked prior to the lifting of the embargo, as this would seriously jeopardise future arrangements for all concerned.
No communication whatsoever by journalists is allowed (including by telephone, e-mail or any other means) during the lock-up. We therefore recommend that journalists who will not be working on the MTBPS story work from elsewhere.
For access to Parliament for the speech and to broadcast from the Parliamentary precinct please send your details to erandall@parliament.gov.
The lock-up will end only when Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan starts his address in Parliament.