Finance Standing Committee
2014 Budget: Minister of Finance & National Treasury briefing
26 Feb 2014
Mr Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance, said that this budget ended the speculation whether South Africa was implementing the National Development Plan (NDP). He said that notable aspects were the cost containment measures and expenditure and fiscal ceilings. He maintained that the “financial ship” was stable and running well. Notwithstanding ...
Finance Standing Committee
Customs Duty Bill [B43-2013]; Customs and Excise Amendment Bill [B44-2013]; Customs Control Bill [B45-2013]: SARS response to submissions
3 Feb 2014
SARS briefed the Committee on its responses to the submissions of the public hearings on the Customs Bills and listed the groups SARS had consulted since November 2013. Progress had been made on finding common ground with a number of interested parties. The meeting was reminded that the Bills were ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Management of Parliament Amendment Bill: adoption
28 Jan 2014
The Committee heard a short briefing from the parliamentary legal advisor on the outstanding matters before finalsing the Amendment Bill
The flagged matters were that the executive authority should not be part of the oversight committee; that Parliament could not pass its own budget without the oversight mechanism being established ...
Finance Standing Committee
Customs Duty Bill [B43-2013]; Customs and Excise Amendment Bill [B44-2013]; Customs Control Bill [B45-2013]: public hearings
28 Jan 2014
The Standing Committee on Finance held public hearings in which it heard submissions from the SA of Oil and Gas Association, the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants Association (SAICA), Global Maritime Legal Services (GMLS), the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF), the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and Business ...