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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: National Treasury briefing
8 Mar 2018
National Treasury briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the 2018 Division of Revenue Bill. The Committee heard that despite the tough fiscal environment the budget still reflects increased allocations to national and provincial government, and that reductions in the budget related more to curbing the rate at which budgets ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Learner Transport: Departments of Basic Education & Transport & Equal Education; with Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2018
The Departments of Transport and Basic Education gave a briefing on the implementation challenges of learner transport. The national learner transport policy had been approved by Cabinet in 2015 and was currently in the implementation mode. The establishment of the policy was in response to the realisation of a policy ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
NDP outcomes and alignment to budgets: Parliamentary Budget Office briefing
6 Mar 2018
DPE Mandate Paper for Budget 2018
2018 Budget Speech
The Parliamentary Budget Office briefed the Committee on the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP). Performance indicators in 2017/18 departmental Annual Performance Plans (APPs) were compared to the MTSF sub-outcome performance indicators. The objectives of the MTSF sub-outcomes were assessed ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Learner Transport in South Africa: HSRC briefing
28 Feb 2018
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) conducted a briefing on the status of learner transport in South Africa to the Standing Committee on Appropriations. It was emphasised that learner transport was important to realise the right of access to quality education.
The HSRC outlined its research methodology, but indicated that ...
Finance Standing Committee
2018 Budget: Parliamentary Budget Office & FFC briefing
27 Feb 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance and Standing Committee on Appropriations, together with the Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations met with the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), and the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) for 2018 Budget discussions.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) stated that three key ...
Finance Standing Committee
2018 Budget: Treasury briefing; Minister & Deputy Minister of Finance Input
22 Feb 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2018 State of the Nation Address
The Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Appropriations, together with the Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations were briefed on the 2018 Budget by the National Treasury in the presence of the Minister of Finance.
The Minister ...
Finance Standing Committee
Pre-Budget briefing by Parliamentary Budget Office
20 Feb 2018
The Standing Committees on Finance and Appropriations, together with the Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations held a pre-budget briefing with the Parliamentary Budget Office.
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) indicated that the state of the nation address (SONA) had paved the way for stakeholders and set an overall positive ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Infrastructure oversight: Construction Industry Development Board members training workshop
13 Feb 2018
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) said that the Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management (SIPDM) had been issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and was applicable from 1 July 2016. It promoted the competency of staff dealing with infrastructure and improved client accountability for ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: DTPS & SA Post Office recapitalisation: hearing
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) presented on its Second Quarter performance and updated the Committee on its projects especially the much anticipated SA Connect Broadband Project intended to improve telecommunications and internet connectivity.
DTPS supported SAPO’s funding application through the 2017 budget adjustment process. Engagements have started ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2017 MTBPS; Adjustments Appropriation Bill: hearings
24 Nov 2017
A joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations received opinions and recommendations from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Civil Society Organisation (CSO) group on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and the Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The meeting started on a contentious note, ...