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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Sector Education and Training Authority performance: Department of Higher Education &Training briefing
18 Nov 2016
The Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training on the performance and expenditure of the Sector Education and Training Authorities. At the outset, Members noted that they had expected to see more slides of direct relevance to the Committee, which was engaged with ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Urban Settlements Development Grant; Expanded Public Works Programme (Social Sector): DPME evaluation
16 Nov 2016
Committee minutes (Members only)
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation stated that the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) was a capital grant that allocated R10 billion per annum to the eight metros. It was introduced in 2011 and replaced the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) for these cities. The USDG ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Report on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [ B15-2016]
14 Nov 2016
Documents handed out:
Draft Report of Outstanding Committee on Appropriations on 2016 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B15-2016]
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Standing Committee on Appropriations adopted the Draft Report on the 2016 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. The Democratic Alliance reserved its ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B15–2016]: public hearings
11 Nov 2016
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations conducted public hearings on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. The purpose of the Bill was to amend the Division of Revenue Act passed by Parliament in 2016.
The Rural Health Advocacy Project, in its submission, made a recommendation that the government needed ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B15-2016]: National Treasury briefing
10 Nov 2016
The National Treasury briefed the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill.
On provincial allocations, it was reported that R275.7 million would be rolled over from allocations made in 2015/16 on the provincial roads maintenance grant for KwaZulu-Natal. These funds had not been transferred ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2016 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Human Sciences Research Council briefing
9 Nov 2016
The Committee was addressed by the Human Science Research Council on its observations regarding the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement.
Debt levels had roughly doubled over the last eight years. The biggest item in spending by government had been the repayment of debt. The reason for that had being the halving ...
Finance Standing Committee
2016 Revised Fiscal Framework (MTBPS): Treasury response to public hearings
4 Nov 2016
The Standing and Select Committees on Finance met to receive National Treasury responses to questions raised during the public hearings on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
Growth Forecasting
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast for global growth had been revised down in its flagship economic forecast since 2012. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2016 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS): SALGA input
2 Nov 2016
SALGA welcomed the recognition of urban planning reforms to encourage rapid growth in large cities. Municipalities had to work at making doing business easier. Member municipalities were encouraged to adhere to cost containment guidelines in Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) circulars. SALGA welcomed the launch of the Municipal Money website ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 2016: Minister of Finance and National Treasury briefings
27 Oct 2016
Documents Handed Out:
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: National Treasury presentation [awaited]
The National Treasury and the Minister of Finance briefed the Committee with a full and detailed presentation on the main messages of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). This emphasised the trying economic environment in which the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee report on expenditure patterns: discussion; Committee Programme
25 Oct 2016
The consideration and adoption of the Committee report on expenditure patterns was postponed. There had to be further recommendations from Members, and engagement with the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).
Discussion of the Committee programme centered on the proposed study tour. Agreement was reached that the tour had to be undertaken ...