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Standing Committee on Auditor General
AGSA 2018/19 Integrated Annual Report
3 Dec 2019
The Committee considered a draft report based on a previous meeting, where the Auditor-General (AG) had explained to Members how he finalised audits, and which infrastructural tools were used to do so.
The Chairperson went through each point of the report, and allowed Members to put forward suggestions on how ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill & MTBPS: public hearings
29 Nov 2019
The joint Appropriations Committees of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) received presentations from seven non-governmental organisations at a public hearing on the 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill and the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) said the National Treasury’s fiscal ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B16-2019]: briefing
28 Nov 2019
The National Treasury briefed both the Standing Committee and Select Committee on Appropriations on the 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
Members raised concerns on the unspent funds particularly that of the Jobs Fund stating that continued under expenditure indicated lack of planning. They asked about the impact of virements on ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill: DoH briefing; Engagement with delegation from Kenyan Parliament; with Deputy Minister
26 Nov 2019
The Committee engaged with the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget of the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya who were on a fact finding visit to learn about how South Africa implemented the Division of Revenue (DoR) and, in particular, the equitable share formula for provinces and local government, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
PRASA audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Transport briefing – with Deputy Minister present
20 Nov 2019
The Auditor-General reported that the audit outcome of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) had regressed to a disclaimer, after two years of qualified opinions with findings. Controls at the entity had broken down, and PRASA only achieved 26 percent of its performance targets.
Declining passenger numbers and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: committee report; DPME 2019/20 Quarter 2 Performance, with Minister
19 Nov 2019
The Committee met to review a draft Division of Revenue Act (DORA) Committee report and receive a briefing by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) on the 2019/20 second quarter performance report for national departments.
The Committee discussed issues raised by Treasury on the Committee’s findings around constant ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B15-2019]: Salga briefing & public hearings
15 Nov 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations heard submissions from the South
African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) on the 2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (DoRAB).
SALGA told the committees that the weaker economy meant that local government’s equitable share of national revenue ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefing
14 Nov 2019
The National Treasury briefed the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations on the 2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (DoRAB). They were told it proposed relatively small in-year adjustments in the allocation of funds to national, provincial and local government.
The Committees were briefed on the way in which the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
DPME 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance for National Departments; Committee strategy concerning Eskom
13 Nov 2019
The Committee was supposed to have been briefed by the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation DPME on the performance of National Departments but the Committee did not accept that the Department had only sent a single Chief Director. Members found it a sign of disrespect as the Deputy Directors ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 MTBPS: Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC) submission
12 Nov 2019
The Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC) gave a submission on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement touching on government debt and the public sector wage bill; health issues in the form of HIV/AIDS, the youth, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), NHI; gender based violence; and education budget priorities. It also giving a ...