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Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury Q4 2021/22 Performance for National Departments & Update on SOEs
1 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from National Treasury on the 2021/22 fourth quarter expenditure for national departments, and the current state of state-owned enterprises.
National Treasury said that for the year 2021/22, the overall under-spending by departments had amounted to R14.9 billion, which reflected a ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill: public hearing; Appropriation Bill: response to submissions; with Deputy Miniser
1 Jun 2022
In a joint virtual meeting, the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations received a submission from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on the Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill which it supported. It welcomed the R18.1 billion SASRIA appropriation. The appropriation enabled workers who had lost wages, to ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: public hearings
31 May 2022
In a joint meeting, the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations held public hearings on the Appropriation Bill. The Committees heard submissions from Equal Education, SAICA and COSATU. The main points in the submissions included the shrinking spend on school infrastructure; the inexplicable R3.4 billion budget for VIP protection ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: Department of Social Development, with Minister
27 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Department of Social Development on the 2022 Appropriation Bill. The DSD portfolio appraised the Committee on a number of issues and provided a detailed report on the R44 billion allocation toward the SRD grant extension. In its presentation, ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee Oversight Report
27 May 2022
The Standing Committee on the Auditor-General met to consider the final draft report on an oversight visit to the office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) in March 2022. Among the matters raised in the discussions was a need to strengthen the legal competency of the office of ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: Department of Employment and Labour; with Deputy Minister
25 May 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met with the Department of Employment and Labour on the 2022 Appropriation Bill in a virtual meeting.
The Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour told the Committee that the tough economic conditions call upon everyone to be extraordinarily creative and innovative. Even though the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: DPWI briefing; with Minister
17 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Appropriations (hereafter referred to as the Committee) was briefed on the 2022 Appropriation Bill by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI).
The Department presented its proposed allocation of R26.1 billion, the allocation of R9.4 billion for the Expanded Public ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill: SASRIA briefing
11 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the South African Special Risks Insurance Association (SASRIA) on the 2022 Second Adjustment Appropriations Bill.
Members were informed that due to the destruction of commercial properties during the July unrest in 2021, SASRIA had received a sharp ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill: PBO assessment
4 May 2022
The purpose of the virtual meeting was for the Parliamentary Budget Office to provide an assessment of the Appropriation Bill. In answer to the Committee members questions, the PBO spoke about whether the allocations to specific departments were adequate for them to carry out their mandate; the effect of ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
3 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by National Treasury on the Appropriation Bill and the Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
National Treasury informed the Committee that the 2022 Budget continues to consolidate public finances while providing immediate support for the pandemic response, job creation and social protection. The ...