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Standing Committee on Appropriations
2013/2014 audit outcomes: Departments of Energy, Science & Technology, Health, Water & Sanitation, Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, and National Treasury: Auditor-General South Africa briefings
14 Apr 2015
The Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the 2013/14 audit outcomes, for the Departments of Energy, Science and Technology, Health, Water and Sanitation, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and National Treasury. The reports also indicated where there had been problems in performance ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Transport & Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on challenges related to rail & road network system
25 Mar 2015
PRASA told the Committee that it was the implementing arm of the National Department of Transport, providing transport via road and railway. As a government entity, the initiatives for PRASA were driven by policies and transport strategy. The rail sector took up 80% of the business of PRASA, mainly through ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Researchers on analysis of third quarter expenditure patterns of national departments for 2014/15 financial year
24 Mar 2015
The Committee considered the draft report on its oversight visit to the Eastern Cape to be submitted to Parliament, and the presentation by the Committee Researchers on their analysis of the third quarter expenditure patterns of national departments for the 2014/15 financial year.
In discussion of the oversight report, Members ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2015 Division of Revenue Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission submissions
4 Mar 2015
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) presented its submissions on the 2015 Division of Revenue Bill, noting that government's response to the 32 recommendations had been positive and the consultation process was greatly appreciated, but what was now required was an implementation plan for each of those recommendations.
The FFC ...
Finance Standing Committee
Fiscal framework and revenue proposals; Division of Revenue Bill: Parliamentary Budget Office briefing
3 Mar 2015
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) presented under various headings:
▪ Fiscal Framework: Budget 2015 recognised that the counter-cyclical approach had reached its limits. Fiscal consolidation could no longer be postponed. The current fiscal package was designed to narrow the deficit and stabilise debt. The poor could face the effects of ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill [B5-2015]; Appropriations Bill [B6-2015]: briefing
27 Feb 2015
A delegation of senior staff from the National Treasury briefed the Joint Meeting of the Select Committee on Appropriations and the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the 2015 Division of Revenue Bill and the 2015 Appropriations Bill. A joint meeting of the Select and Standing Committees on Appropriations to interrogate ...
Finance Standing Committee
2015 Budget: Minister of Finance briefing
26 Feb 2015
The Minister of Finance and a team of senior delegates from the National Treasury presented a summary of the presentation of the 2015 Budget to the joint meeting of the Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations and the Standing Committees on Finance and Appropriations. Members kept their questions short and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Cooperative Governance & Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency on progress of support & interventions aimed at improving spending of grants & service delivery at local government level
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA) briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the progress of support and interventions aimed at improving the spending of grants and service delivery at the local government level.
The presentation focused on the expenditure ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports on 2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement & Adjustments Appropriation Bill: adoption
19 Nov 2014
The Committee adopted the Committee Reports on 2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement & Adjustments Appropriation Bill. It discussed its 2015 First Term programme which would be dominated by hearings on the 2015/16 Budget.
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports on 2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement & Adjustments Appropriation Bill
18 Nov 2014
The Committee Report on the 2014 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, noted that National Treasury, as well as two departments affected by these adjustments, the Departments of Tourism and Economic Development, had briefed the Committee on the Bill. The Department of Sports and Recreation was asked to furnish reasons for its requested ...