Chairperson, in terms of section 213 of the Constitution, the withdrawal of money from the National Revenue Fund as a direct charge must be provided for in an Act of Parliament - this is the story we were talking about with the Minister of Correctional Services.
In terms of section 77, read with section 73, a Bill that authorises a direct charge is a money Bill that must be introduced by the Minister of Finance. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts recommended that Parliament approves certain unauthorised expenditure arising from the 1993- 94 fiscal year, right up to 2003-04 year, as a direct charge against the National Revenue Fund. The Finance Bill before the House represents this Act of Parliament and approves an amount of R473,1 million of unauthorised expenditure, giving effect to Scopa's recommendation.
I hereby table the Finance Bill, Bill 5 of 2007. Thank you. [Applause.]
The Minister of Finance introduced the Bill.
Bill referred to the Portfolio Committee on Finance for consideration and report.