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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) - 2025/26 Financial Year %uf0b7 Environmental Conservation Act, 1998; %uf0b7 National Credit Act, 2006; %uf0b7 National Environmental Management Air Quality Act, 2004; %uf0b7 National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act, 2004; %uf0b7 National Environmental Management Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008; %uf0b7 National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2009; %uf0b7 National Environmental Management Waste Act, 2008; %uf0b7 National Gambling and Betting Act, 2008; %uf0b7 National Liquor Act, 2003; %uf0b7 National Small Business Act, 1996; %uf0b7 Public Finance Management Act (Act 1 of 1999) and Regulations; %uf0b7 Public Service Act (Act 103 of 1994) and Regulations 2001 as amended; %uf0b7 Special Economic Zones Act, 2014; %uf0b7 Unfair Business Act, 1998; and %uf0b7 Nature Conservation Ordinance, 1974. The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency Act was reviewed. The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Bill, 2018 was published for public comment on 12 February 2018. The Bill will promote alignment with the National tourism legislation whilst it will seek to address gaps that have been identified, which have a direct impact on its implementation. The department has reviewed the Eastern Cape Development Corporation Act, 1997 (Act no. 2 of 1997). A White Paper on the ECDC is being developed which will inform the Eastern Cape Development Corporation Bill to align with the Economic Policy direction of the country and the province. Formal and Informal businesses are currently governed by the Business Act, 1991 (Act No. 71 of 1991) which predates the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. The Department is currently working on the policy development of a White Paper on Businesses in the Eastern Cape, which will culminate in the publication for comment of the Eastern Cape Businesses Bill. The overall intention of the Bill will be to repeal the Business Act, 1991 (Act no. 71 of 1991) and to provide measures to protect consumers in the province against unhealthy, harmful, and unsafe goods and business practises. 1.7 Aligning departmental budgets to achieve government%u2019s prescribed outcomes There has been tightening of the fiscal envelope caused by the weak economic environment. The deterioration of the economic climate and associated fiscal constraints placed on the provincial financial resources has directed the department to reprioritise its budget allocation within the programmes. The department continues to ensure that the budget decisions focus on the following: %uf0b7 Implementation of Provincial Economic Development Strategy (PEDS) priority sectors; %uf0b7 Supporting sectors like tourism development, trade and sector development, oceans economy, renewable energy, MSME and the auto industry; %uf0b7 Support the SEZ mandate and also play a critical role in the work of the Wild Coast SEZ programme through CSEZ %uf0b7 Undertaking the N2 Wild Coast biodiversity offset project through Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA); and %uf0b7 Implementation of Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) for water effluent project through CSEZ. These are aligned with provincial priorities pertaining to the need for intensified support and oversight of the Public Entities. In order to realise the budget decisions, integration and collaboration with other sector departments for sustainable growth and development needs to be improved. The downward 615