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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: FFC & SALGA briefing
9 Mar 2018
The Committee met to consider inputs from the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and SA Local Government Association (SALGA) on the 2018 Division of Revenue Bill [B2-2018]. The FFC was in agreement with the general thrust of the Bill and revised clauses. It commended efforts by government to protect social ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Public Audit Act Amendment Draft Bill: public hearings day 3
9 Mar 2018
The Committee continued its public hearings on the draft Public Audit Act Amendment Bill, with two submissions from private individuals.
Mr Eric Smith referred to the weakness in South Africa’s regulatory regimes in respect of environmental management, monitoring and enforcement, and the Auditor-General’s (AG) mandate to consider and report on ...
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 ...
Finance Standing Committee
2018 Budget: National Treasury response to public comments
2 Mar 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance and the Select Committee on Finance met to hear National Treasury’s responses to public inputs on the 2018 Budget. Stakeholders including COSATU, the Civil Society Coalition, and Parliament Watch commented on Treasury’s responses.
National Treasury said it received valuable input from stakeholders. The domestic economic ...
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 ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports: 2017 MTBPS; Adjustments Appropriation Bill
29 Nov 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations considered and adopted the Report on the 2017 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and the Report on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.
The DA said that this was the first opportunity for the Committee to consider the amendments to the Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and it ...
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, ...