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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Legacy Report
27 Mar 2024
The Committee met one last time to adopt their legacy report. The report was previously reviewed so this meeting served to formally adopt the report. The legacy report summarised what the Committee had done over the last five years, and also gave recommendations to the incoming Seventh Parliament
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill; Second Adjustments Appropriation (2023/24 FY) Bill & GFECRA A/B: consideration
20 Mar 2024
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to complete the final processing of the budget bills - the Division of Revenue Bill, the Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill and the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account Defrayal Amendment Bill. The Committee deemed all the Bills desirable, but the DA ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Review of the FMPPLA & accompanying regulations; organisational realignment; PBO challenges
19 Mar 2024
The Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament, comprising Members from the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, held a virtual meeting to receive status reports on several key agenda items. The Committee discussed the review of the Financial Management of Parliament Act (FMPPLA), development of ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Status report on progress to address concerns around Parliament’s budget allocation
15 Mar 2024
The Secretary to Parliament provided the Committee with an update on an ongoing issue plaguing the Committee – the budget of Parliament. For a long time, the institution has felt that it cannot be treated like any government department when it comes to the budget allocation as Parliament is ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account Defrayment Amendment Bill: public hearings
15 Mar 2024
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations held a joint meeting to receive submissions from stakeholders on the 2024 Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account Defrayal (GFECRA) Amendment Bill. During his February Budget Speech, the Minister of Finance introduced this bill, which is intended to facilitate the drawing ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill & Second Adjustments Appropriation (2023/24 FY) Bill: Public Hearings
13 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committee on Appropriations convened jointly to receive briefings from various organisations, including Equal Education, the Public Service Accountability Monitor, the Rural Health Advocacy Project, the TB Accountability Monitor, the Western Cape Children’s Commissioner , Amandla.mobi, Budget Justice Coalition, Section27, and the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: SALGA Input
12 Mar 2024
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) noted the increase in the funding allocation in the Division of Revenue Bill to local government but insisted that local government is still not adequately funded given its many challenges. Local government could only cover 60% of its expenditure from its own ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Fire at Parliament: Restoration & Upgrading
8 Mar 2024
Members were excited by the concept of using natural resources, for an “Afrocentric Parliament” and the inclusion of a day care centre after “years of fighting”. They were also pleased to hear that historical books and other artefacts were restored. They said the new Parliament should reflect its global ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill; Second Adjustments Appropriation (2023/24 FY) Bill & Gold and Foreign Exchange A/B: FFC briefing
6 Mar 2024
The Committee convened in Parliament to receive a briefing from the Financial and Fiscal Commission on the 2024 Division of Revenue, Second Adjustment Appropriation and the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account Defrayal Amendment (GFECRA) Bills.
The Committee welcomed the Commission’s briefing and they ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Consideration and adoption of committee minutes and reports
5 Mar 2024
The Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament, comprising Members from the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, convened a virtual meeting to deal with internal Committee business.
The minutes from meetings on 28 November 2023 and 1 March 2024 were adopted, followed by the acceptance ...