Mr Erik Johannes Marais

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Erik Johannes Marais

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations FFC Briefing: Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill
    10 May 2022

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    The Committee met virtually with the Financial Fiscal Commission to receive a briefing on the 2022 Appropriation Bill and Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill. The consolidated fiscal framework outlined a consolidated budget deficit of six percent of Gross Domestic Product projected for 2022/23, narrowing to 4.2% in 2024/25. Debt servicing ...

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
    3 May 2022

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    In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by National Treasury on the Appropriation Bill and the Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill.

    National Treasury informed the Committee that the 2022 Budget continues to consolidate public finances while providing immediate support for the pandemic response, job creation and social protection. The ...

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations 2022 Division of Revenue Bill: Finalisation & Committee Report
    22 Mar 2022

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    Tabled Committee Reports

    The Committee met to adopt consider and adopt the Committee Report on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill.  

    Members made amendments to the Report that:
    -National Treasury come up with a mechanism to ensure the work contracted by government is equitably spread amongst service providers, ...

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations 2022 Division of Revenue Bill: public hearings
    16 Mar 2022

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    In this virtual meeting the Committee held public hearings on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill. Two organisations presented oral submissions.

    The Women on Farms Project said that despite significant gains in democratic South Africa, farmworkers remain poor, marginalised and vulnerable. Women farmworkers and dwellers remain landless, experience evictions, ...

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations 2022 Division of Revenue Bill: SALGA Input
    15 Mar 2022

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    The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations with its comments on the Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB). It informed the Committee about its interventions to assist local municipalities in better managing their finances and paying off their debts. Members of the Committee raised ...

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations 2022 Division of Revenue Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission Input
    9 Mar 2022

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    The Standing Committee on Appropriations met on a virtual platform to hear a presentation by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on its submission concerning the 2022 Division of Revenue (DoR) Bill.

    The presentation covered the following topics:
    Background;
    Fiscal framework and revenue proposals;
    2022 Appropriation Bill;
    2022 Division ...

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations 2022 Division of Revenue Bill: Parliamentary Budget Office Input
    8 Mar 2022

    Video (Part 1)

    Video (Part 2)

    On a virtual platform, the Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill. Members heard that the Parliamentary Budget Office was established to support the Finance and Appropriations Committees in both Houses of ...

  • Standing Committee on Appropriations Division of Revenue Bill: National Treasury briefing
    2 Mar 2022

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    In this virtual meeting, National Treasury briefed the Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill.

    Members heard that the national share of revenue declined at an annual average rate of 1%. Transfers to provinces increased at an average annual rate of 1.4%, with conditional grants growing faster than the ...

  • Finance Standing Committee 2022 Budget: FFC & PBO briefing
    1 Mar 2022

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    2022 Budget Speech & Key Documents

    In this virtual meeting, Parliament’s finance and appropriations committees from both houses met jointly with the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FC) and the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) to discuss the 2022 Budget.

    The PBO informed the Committee it was unclear whether the 2022 ...

  • Finance Standing Committee 2022 Budget: Treasury briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
    24 Feb 2022

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    2022 Budget Speech & Key Documents

    In this virtual meeting, Parliament’s finance and appropriations committees from both houses met jointly with the Minister of Finance, his Deputy and senior National Treasury officials to discuss the 2022 Budget. The Minister had tabled his budget proposals the previous day.

    The spiralling ...