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Finance Standing Committee
2015 Revised Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals (MTBPS): public hearings
28 Oct 2015
The Federation of South African Unions (FEDUSA) said the economic projection that the economy was set to grow by 1.5% in 2015, 1.7% in 2016 and 2.6% in 2017, was far below the three scenarios illustrated in the National Development Plan (NDP). That had severe implications for inclusive economic growth ...
Finance Standing Committee
Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) 2015: Parliamentary Budget Office review
27 Oct 2015
The Parliamentary Budget Office provided an analysis of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement for 2015 to a joint meeting attended by the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations and the Standing and Select Committees on Finance.
The Parliamentary Budget Office generally echoed the concerns contained in National Treasury’s budget policy ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B27-2015]; Adjustment Appropriation Bill [B28-2015]: briefing
23 Oct 2015
Awaited documents: Draft Report on 2015 Adjustment Budget; Draft Report on 2015 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill[available once published on the ATC]
National Treasury met with both the Standing Committee and the Select Committee on Appropriations to brief them on the Adjustment Budget for 2015 as contained in the two Bills. ...
Finance Standing Committee
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) 2015: Minister of Finance briefing
22 Oct 2015
The Minister of Finance and a delegation from the National Treasury met with a joint committee comprising the Standing Committee on Finance, the Select Committee on Finance, the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committee on Appropriations. The National Treasury presented the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which ...
NCOP Finance
Turks and Caicos Islands; Brazil; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Uruguay; Zimbabwe tax agreements; Committee Reports on Provincial Treasuries & Kwa-Zulu Natal oversight
14 Oct 2015
The Select Committee on Finance was briefed on the amended Tax Treaty with Zimbabwe by National Treasury. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) conducted a briefing on five international agreements with Brazil, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Uruguay which aimed to remove barriers to cross-border trade ...
NCOP Appropriations
Committee Reports on KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo Oversight Visits
13 Oct 2015
Report of the meeting to follow.
NCOP Finance
SARS & Financial and Fiscal Commission 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans; Committee Reports
22 Sep 2015
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) presented on the 2015/16 to 2019/20 Strategic Plan and the 2015/16 Annual Performance Plan. SARS would continue to invest in employees to serve taxpayers and to address sophisticated tax avoidance and evasion. To increase customs compliance, SARS would improve the management of bonded warehouses ...
NCOP Finance
Limpopo post-intervention progress report; Rates & Monetary Amounts Amendment Bill [B15B-15]: briefing
12 Aug 2015
In the first part of the meeting, the Committee was given a full briefing by the Limpopo Intervention Team and administrators, on progress made with the section 100(1)(a) intervention into the Province of Limpopo. The Premier and several MECs were present to give input. Unqualified audit reports were achieved in ...
NCOP Appropriations
Limpopo’s Municipal Infrastructure Grant expenditure report 2014/15
11 Aug 2015
The National Treasury told the Committee that Limpopo was one of the least urbanised provinces, with the majority of the population living in rural areas. Aggregate municipal expenditure in Limpopo averaged 5.2% of the country’s municipal expenditure, and per capita spending was below the average for municipalities. Despite progress with ...
NCOP Appropriations
Eskom Appropriation Bills [B16-2015] & [B17-2015]: adoption
25 Jun 2015
The Committee met to consider two reports on the Eskom Bills. Prior to the consideration, some Members voiced conern about reviewing the reports without Eskom appearing before the Committee to brief Members on its functions, operations activities, strategic objectives and targets achieved. Despite these concerns, the Committee proceeded to approve ...