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Standing Committee on Appropriations
SAA on R5 billion Special Appropriation Bill; Adjustments Appropriation Bill
21 Nov 2018
The 2018 Special Appropriation Bill for allocating R5bn to SAA was presented by Treasury. The R5bn would only be used to assist SAA to pay guaranteed debts that are coming due on 30 November 2018 but SAA would still be insolvent. It will continue making losses until 2020/21. SAA's identified ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill 2018: Department of Transport motivation
21 Nov 2018
The Department of Transport (DoT) explained and motivated for adjustments to its 2018/19 appropriation. It explained that the additional allocation of R33 million was for the City of Cape Town for Phase 2A of MyCiti Bus Rapid Transit System infrastructure project. The R33 million will be used to finalise the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: Treasury briefing
8 Nov 2018
National Treasury said that when it came to the division of revenue in the MTBS, growth in the provincial and local government allocations had been above inflation and slightly higher than the growth in national allocations. Additional funds had been made available to provinces to extend the provision of free ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review of Constitution: minutes and way forward
8 Nov 2018
The Committee considered and adopted the minutes of 20 September; 11, 25, 26 October; 1 November 2018. Members debated whether the minutes of 20 September 2018 were a true reflection of what transpired at that meeting. Some members said there was an omission as the minutes did not capture the ...
NCOP Finance
Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Amendment Bill: adoption; Committee Report on Metro Engagements
6 Nov 2018
Members of the Select Committee on Finance met to consider the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Amendment Bill and the Committee report on its engagements with five metropolitan municipalities.
The report on the metros was adopted, with the Chairperson indicating that a report by the Auditor General (AG) ...
Finance Standing Committee
Committee Report on 2018 MTBPS
6 Nov 2018
2018 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
MTPBS Speech & Money Bills
The Standing and Select Committees, having considered the 2018 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, met for consideration and adoption of the revised fiscal framework Report.
The Committees’ observations and recommendations were highlighted as follows: The Committees believed that they ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Reports on Public Submissions and Provincial & Parliament Hearings
20 Sep 2018
The Committee had requested an extension to complete its work on the review of section 25 of the Constitution to provide for expropriation without compensation. A letter had been drafted and sent to the Speaker’s office requesting the extension. No reply from the Speaker had yet been received.
The Committee ...
NCOP Appropriations
Committee Reports: OR Tambo District Municipality oversight visit & Eastern Cape ECD Grant performance
12 Sep 2018
The Select Committee on Appropriations considered and adopted the draft report on the oversight visit to the OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape.
During the oversight visit, the Committee had observed there is an escalation of costs and projects that run from one financial year to the next. ...
NCOP Finance
Buffalo City Metro progress report
11 Sep 2018
The National Treasury reported that the Buffalo City metropolitan municipality’s budget assumptions were credible, and revenue estimates were realistic. The Integrated Development Plan (IDP) strategic objectives were aligned to the National Development Plan (NDP), the provincial agenda and the metro growth and development strategy. The capital budget was reflective of ...
NCOP Appropriations
Conditional Grant Reports: Early Childhood Development Grant, Human Settlements Development Grant & Disaster Grant
22 Aug 2018
Conditional grants are used in most decentralised systems of government to enable specified national objectives. The Constitution states that conditional grants must be provided from the national equitable share and that the division of revenue must recognize the role played by conditional grants within the national equitable share.
The Committee ...