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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Medium Term Strategic Framework outcomes progress; National Development Plan & MTSF alignment with budget priorities: DPME input
2 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) on progress made in terms of the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) against National Development Plan (NDP) goals, and the alignment of plans and budgets.
The Department said that the government would use three levers to advance ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Delivery of Health Services: Provincial Departments of Health: KwaZulu-Natal; Limpopo; Northern Cape; Gauteng; Mpumalanga; & Western Cape
23 Mar 2017
The KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Northern Cape Departments of Health presented on the alignment of national and provincial budgets, strategies and objectives within their respective departments. In the afternoon session, Gauteng, Western Cape and Mpumalanga briefed the Committee. They had similar challenges relating to budget constraints, limited funding to refurbish and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Delivery of Health Services: National Department of Health; Auditor-General of SA; Provincial Departments of Health: Free State, North West, and Eastern Cape
22 Mar 2017
The joint meeting was held to consider the effective coordination and alignment of national and provincial spheres of government in the delivery of health services, so as to ensure value for money, efficient planning and resource allocation. The National Department of Health, the Office of the Auditor General, National Treasury, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Report on 2017 Division of Revenue Bill
14 Mar 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations discussed and approved its report on the 2017 Division of Revenue Bill. The Committee went through the report paragraph by paragraph to make amendments where the members saw necessary. This mainly included making grammatical and wording changes because it was understood that this information will ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill [B4-2017]: public hearings
13 Mar 2017
Cost of Municipal Basic Services Report by SALGA/FFC Costing of Municipal Services to Inform DORA Allocations
The South Africa Local Government Association (SALGA) submission on the Division of Revenue Bill dealt with the South African economic status and commented on the Finance and Fiscal Commission (FFC) recommendations. SALGA noted that ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill B4-2017: National Treasury & Financial and Fiscal briefing
10 Mar 2017
National Treasury briefed the Joint Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2017. The brief focused on the background to the Bill, overview of the division of revenue for the 2017 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, responses to recommendations on the Bill, changes to clauses of the Bill, provincial allocations and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Eskom finances: Parliamentary Budget Office research findings
8 Mar 2017
The Parliamentary Budget Office presented its research findings on Eskom’s finances. The role of state own enterprises is a critical one in the transformation of the economy therefore a focus on the efficiency and the effectiveness of how these institutions operate is essential.
It seemed that in the short term ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury on Quarter 3 Spending Outcome
1 Mar 2017
National Treasury briefed Members of the Committee on third quarter expenditure. They explained that the benchmark for government spending was 75 percent and the current budget indicated that government did relatively well by spending 74% across all departments. In total, departments spent R15.6 billion or 2.8 percent less than the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Meeting with Budget Committee Rapporteurs from Germany
24 Feb 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations received delegates from the German Budget Committee. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange views on the budget and budget processes and the implications on the economy.
The Committee had a presentation which explained the role of the Standing Committee on Appropriations in the ...
Finance Standing Committee
2017 Budget: Minister of Finance briefing
23 Feb 2017
The Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan, and officials from National Treasury, briefed the Committees, sitting jointly, on the 2017 budget. It was reported that 95% of the country’s wealth remains highly concentrated, with the minority having control over the resources. The 2017 budget plays a central role in transforming ...