Honourable Members,   The common programme of the Government of National Unity is outlined in the Medium Term Development Plan.   It incorporates those actions that have been agreed by the parties to the GNU based on the Statement of Intent that they signed.   While the 10 parties to the GNU differ on several economic issues – and continue to articulate their views and positions – this common programme does indeed provide a platform for meaningful transformation.   The Medium Term Development Plan has identified three strategic priorities: driving inclusive growth and job creation, reducing poverty and the high cost of living, and building a capable, ethical and developmental state.   The plan places a specific emphasis on inclusive growth, as follows:   “Inclusive growth entails leaving no one behind. Key objectives include improved general living standards, improved incomes and material conditions, especially for the most marginalised and vulnerable in South African society.   “It also requires a significant change in the unequal pattern of ownership of economic assets and access to economic opportunities. To achieve this, accelerated interventions for redress, economic empowerment, and spatial transformation in favour of previously marginalised groups will be required.   “Deliberate efforts to significantly increase the economic participation of [women, youth and persons with disabilities] are pivotal and economic inclusion through employment and pathways to sustainable livelihoods must be strengthened.”   These measures – to which the GNU has committed itself – are essential in addressing historical inequalities and redressing the legacy of the prolonged social, economic and political exclusion in the country.   While the parties to the GNU may differ on some specific policy issues and public debates are likely to continue, the fundamental commitment to the GNU’s transformational agenda remains in place.   It is the responsibility of all South Africans to safeguard and advance transformation, because only then can we build the prosperous, inclusive and stable country we all seek.