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Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2015 & Status of African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA)
4 Aug 2015
The Minister said one of the major themes that were covered in the government’s nine point plan in addressing the economy was the higher impact IPAP. There were a number of constraints in terms of manufacturing which were in some cases global challenges such as the steel glut experienced worldwide. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Draft Liquor Policy: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) briefing
10 Jun 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the liquor industry in South Africa was regulated by DTI and comparatively, the liquor industry contributed significantly to the economy of the country. Because of the problems this country were experiencing in terms of the socio-economic impact of alcohol use, the President ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
9 Jun 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in 2013, ten years after the initial Act was promulgated, Parliament made some significant amendments to the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) legislation. There had been a provision in the old Act that stated that public sector organs may apply the Codes of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Remote Gambling Bill [PMB3-2015]: hearings
3 Jun 2015
The Committee conducted hearings on the Remote Gambling Bill and heard from various stakholders and interested persons.
The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) was essentially agnostic on whether online gambling should be regulated or not and it was a decision for government to make. In 2011 there were views ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Draft National Gambling Policy: Department of Trade and Industry briefing; Gambling Sector Performance: National Gambling Board briefing
2 Jun 2015
The National Gambling Board reported that it monitored market conduct and gathered provincial gambling statistics. These statistics related to turnover, gross gambling revenue (GGR) and taxes/levies relevant to all regulated gambling modes, i.e. casinos, racing and betting, limited pay-out machines (LPMs) and bingo. There were 37 operational casinos out of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Association regarding alternative energy sources briefing; Committee Reports on Transfer Pricing & Trade and Industry Budget
13 May 2015
Formal consideration of the Committee’s report on Budget Vote 34: Trade and Industry
Recommendations for the Committee’s report on Budget Vote 34 focused mainly on the proposed Black Industrialist Development Programme and the opposing views Members had in curbing the illegal activities and non-compliance in the scrap metals industry. DTI ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Space Affairs Act: Proposed Amendments: SA Council for Space Affairs briefing; Budget Report deliberations
12 May 2015
The South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) gave a briefing on the review of the Space Affairs Act, which currently governed space affairs in South Africa. The Act was passed in 1993 and amended in 1995. There had been significant developments since then in the national space arena, including ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Report on Trade and Industry Budget Vote & Transfer Pricing
30 Apr 2015
Members of the Committee considered the first draft of the Committee Report (the Report) on the budget vote and deliberated upon it extensively. Major areas of the discussion included the following:
-The strategic and annual performance plans of entities relating to the Department.
-The content of the nine point plan, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Transfer pricing: hearing
22 Apr 2015
The Davis Tax Committee, said about three years ago, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) did a very aggressive investigation into transfer pricing and collected R1.1 billion for just that one financial year. This indicated that there was a considerable “haemorrhaging of money”. It was not only companies that were ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Proudly South Africa briefing
18 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry was briefed by Proudly South Africa (PSA). The presentation focused on the campaigns that had been run by the PSA to market the label and promote the buying of local products. These included the “Buy Local” summit and exposition, the SA Premier Business ...