What is the (a) total number of staff employed and/or provided as Ministerial support in (i) his and (ii) the Deputy Ministers’ private offices and (b)(i) job title, (ii) annual remuneration package and (iii) highest level of academic qualification of each specified member of staff?

How does the National Treasury intend to equip South Africans with the knowledge and/or support needed to make a critical decision on their pension and withdrawals in terms of the two-pot retirement system?

What is the total number of (a)(i) individuals and (ii) companies that currently owe the SA Revenue Service amounts exceeding R10 million and (b) foreign nationals found to have breached the Republic’s tax laws?

(a) How is he managing the risks associated with the debt portfolio of the Republic that is heavily measured in US dollars and (b) what measures are in place to mitigate potential adverse effects on the national debt obligations?

(a) What are the collection rates of SA Revenue Service for the (i) 2019-2020, (ii) 2020-2021, (iii) 2021-2022, (iv) 2022-2023 and (v) 2023-2024 financial years compared to each year's annual collection targets and (b) how does the revenue collector intend to mitigate the 2024-2025 budget cuts to ensure that revenue collection efforts are not hindered?

(1) Whether, given the growing concern about the Republic’s fiscal sustainability and the increasing burden of national debt on the economy, he will provide a detailed account of the current total national debt of the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what is the (a) total amount of debt currently owed by the Republic, expressed in both (i) nominal terms and as a (ii) percentage of the Gross Domestic Product and the (b) breakdown of the debt according to each creditor, specifying the amounts owed to domestic and foreign lenders, including multilateral institutions, foreign governments, international financial institutions, and private sector lenders; (2) whether he will provide details about the terms and conditions of the current national debt; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details, including interest rates, maturity periods, and any significant covenants or conditions attached to the loans; (3) what (a) measures has the Government taken to manage and/or reduce the national debt, including any plans for restructuring, refinancing, or repayment schedules that might impact the economy and public finances and (b) is the projected impact of the current debt levels on the Republic’s long term financial planning government, spending, taxation, and the overall economic growth of the country, particularly in light of global economic uncertainties and potential interest rate fluctuations? NW503E

What (a) is the status of implementation of the policy that requires that 30% of all procurement be reserved for small-, medium- and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and (b) measures has the National Treasury implemented to (i) ensure compliance and (ii) engender co-operation between big businesses that are contracted to the State and SMMEs?

(1) Whether he has been informed that some government departments, municipalities and/or state-owned enterprises have contracted private security companies that are not compliant with Section 13A of the Pension Funds Act, Act 24 of 1956; (details furnished), if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what number of the specified companies, which appear on two consecutive Financial Sector Conduct Authority Reports, are contracted by the National Treasury and (b) at what total cost; (2) whether there are any plans to revoke the awarded tenders since the companies are in violation of the laws of the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

What steps has the National Treasury taken to ensure compliance by (a) private security companies and (b) municipalities with Section 13A of the Pension Funds Act, Act 24 of 1956, which obligates the specified entities to make the statutory payments (details furnished)?

(1) Whether any sanctions and/or penalties have been imposed on Santam for their anti-competitive behavior; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) how does the National Treasury intend to hold the specified company accountable for the (a) economic exclusion of marginalised service providers and (b) negative impact on the broader economy; (3) what initiatives is the National Treasury considering to (a) promote competition and (b) reduce the concentration of market power held by companies such as Santam in the insurance sector?