madam deputy speaker we must be reminded that we are operating in global economic turmoil and be mindful that the deficit is part of the effect of the economic downturn despite the infrastructure programme that the president has outlined in the state of the nation address which intends to push the economy the mf emphasises the need for a comprehensive plan from government that takes into account the lessons learnt during the economic recession i_letter wonder how government will ensure that this five point seven five billion rand bail out of sanral is the first and the last so that we can move on and focus on how to address our deficit the minister of finance tabled austerity programme measures for government