2023-w2358 - 17 July 2023

Eleanore Rochelle Jacquelene Spies to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)Whether he will furnish Ms E R J Spies with a list of municipalities that are currently in arrears with the payment of their mandatory pension and medical contributions for staff and councillors; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) for how long has each specified municipality not been paying the arrears, (b) what is the total amount of the specified arrears, (c) what corrective action has the National Treasury taken against the defaulting municipalities and (d) what steps have been taken to compensate councillors and municipal staff who are affected by the specified nonpayment; (3) whether any criminal charges have been laid against the accounting officers who are mandated by the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, to take all reasonable steps to ensure that they, among other obligations, comply with the pension and medical aid commitments of councillors and municipal staff; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 17 Jul 2023

1. National Treasury collects outstanding creditor’s information via the Local Government Database and Reporting System (LGDRS) hosted by National Treasury on monthly basis. However, although the list of outstanding creditors includes pension fund contributions, it does not provide a breakdown for outstanding medical aid contributions but this category is lumped under other payables. The National Treasury is putting measures to facilitate the collection of ...

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2023-w2369 - 17 July 2023

Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)With reference to the Fourth Quarter Report for the 2022-23 financial year of the Department of Social Development which indicates that primarily the National Treasury and the Department of Employment and Labour need to provide comments and inputs before Cabinet is requested for approval to regazette the Green Paper for public comments (details furnished), (a) what are the reasons that the National Treasury has not provided comments and input on the presentation as it appears to be delaying the development of the green paper on Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reforms and (b) on what date does the National Treasury envisage to provide their comments and input on the green paper; (2) what is the National Treasury’s position on (a) the green paper and (b) the National Social Security Fund within the green paper; (3) what are the full and relevant details of the comments and input that the National Treasury intends to provide on the green paper?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 17 Jul 2023

National Treasury has been part of the process to develop the policy paper on Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform from its inception in 2007 and throughout the NEDLAC process, where it was tabled for discussion in 2016. The issues are complex, including the fiscal implications, and National Treasury continues to engage with the Department of Social Development. Such process is not merely one ...

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2023-w1283 - 17 July 2023

Elsabe Natasha Ntlangwini to ask the Minister of Finance

Whether (a) the National Treasury and/or (b) any of the entities reporting to him have any current contracts with the security company G4S; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the relevant details of the specified contracts and (ii) is the monetary value of each contract?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 17 Jul 2023

1. NATIONAL TREASURY

  1. No

(a)(i)(ii) N/A

2. ASB

We do not have contracts with G4S.

3. CBDA

  1. CBDA does not have any contract with G4S. The CBDA is currently housed in National Treasury building with dependence on their security.
  2. Not applicable
  3. Not applicable

 

4. DBSA

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has no security contract with the security firm G4S. The DBSA ...

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2023-w1602 - 17 July 2023

Vuyolwethu Zungula to ask the Minister of Finance

What are the reasons that the National Treasury did not take any steps to prevent the Republic from being greylisted, considering that the Cabinet has known for several years due to illicit financial flows (IFFs), reports of spaza shop owners and the sanctioning of certain Durban businessmen (names furnished) that should have been an even bigger eye-opener; (2) Why must it take international bodies to punish the Republic before the National Treasury heed the calls of the opposition political parties, which it has ignored, to investigate and prioritise IFFs; (3) What (a) policy measures will the National Treasury take to ensure that grey-listing is prevented in future and that the Republic makes its way off the grey list as soon as possible (details furnished) and (b) framework has the National Treasury put in place that will ensure that the prevention of IFFs is both a (i) public and (ii) private sector duty that is highly punishable when transgressed; (4) What (a) time frames does the National Treasury have to resolve the grey-listing issue and (b) accountability measures are in place to ensure that the specified time frames are adhered to; (5) How does the National Treasury work together with the State Security, the SA Police Service and the Department of Justice to not only protect whistleblowers whose lives are constantly endangered in the Republic and yet they are integral to preventing IFFs, but also bring down persons who are suspected and accused of IFFs?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 17 Jul 2023

1. Government has provided the reasons for South Africa being greylisted through public statements by National Treasury at the time (e.g. statement issued by National Treasury dated 24 February 2023[1], and related frequency asked questions), and responses to the many parliamentary questions, for eg Nos PQ943, PQ3967, PQ2641, PQ2642, and also a question for oral response for the Deputy President (CO254E).

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2023-w1694 - 17 July 2023

Jan Naudé De Villiers to ask the Minister of Finance

Whether he will furnish Mr J N de Villiers with a comprehensive breakdown of the procurement allocation of (a) the National Treasury and (b) every entity reporting to him in terms of the percentages allocated to (i) small-, medium- and micro-enterprises, (ii) cooperatives, (iii) township enterprises and (iv) rural enterprises with a view to evaluating the effectiveness of the set-aside policy of the Government in fostering an inclusive and diverse economic landscape (details furnished) in the (aa) 2021-22 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2023?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 17 Jul 2023

(aa) Procurement by National Treasury is largely for equipment, consultants or advisory services and it is not possible to accurately allocate amounts in the categories requested, as such classifications are not recorded on the BAS system. Our best estimate is that R98 460 381.90 has been allocated to SMME in the 2021/22 Financial Year.

(bb) For 2023/24, the information will be made available in 2024 after ...

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2023-w2190 - 17 July 2023

Nicholas George Myburgh to ask the Minister of Finance

What steps has the National Treasury taken to encourage high net worth individuals from foreign countries to live, work and invest in the Republic thereby stimulating economic growth and job creation?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 17 Jul 2023

The National Treasury does not take steps to encourage any specific person to live and work in South Africa and focuses instead on creating a climate for encouraging both domestic and foreign investors to invest in South Africa. This approach does entail supporting the removal of obstacles to investment, like the red tape that prevents skilled personnel from foreign countries from working in South ...

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2023-w1495 - 13 July 2023

Vuyolwethu Zungula to ask the Minister of Finance

What was the total percentage of spending by the National Treasury on small-medium and micro enterprises versus big businesses in the 2021-22 financial year?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 13 Jul 2023

It is not possible to answer this question accurately as the payment system does not contain such classifications for size of business. What we can provide is our own estimate, which is that the total percentage of spending by the National Treasury on small-medium and micro enterprises is estimated to be 20% versus big businesses at 80% for all transactions in the 2021-22 financial ...

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2023-w2482 - 13 July 2023

Omphile Mankoba Confidence Maotwe to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)What (a) number of tenders did Eskom award using deviations that required the approval of the National Treasury in the period 1 December 2019 to 28 February 2023 and (b) are the details of tenders that (i) were approved and (ii) were not approved;

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 13 Jul 2023

The office of the Chief Procurement Officer within the National Treasury has provided the following information:

  1. (a) The total number of tenders that Eskom awarded using deviations was 49. Details are attached as Annexure A. Please note that the list ends on 31 March 2022 as from 1 April 2022, organs of the state were not required to seek approval from the National ...
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2023-w2334 - 13 July 2023

Elphas Mfakazeleni Buthelezi to ask the Minister of Finance

What new watertight measures has his department adopted to ensure that the monies allocated to various departments and ministries by the National Treasury are not misused through corruption? NW2669.

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 13 Jul 2023

Government has taken a number of steps since the era of state capture to strengthen the anti-corruption system, but even with such improvements, no system can be watertight against corruption. It is a fact that corruption has become deeply entrenched in all three spheres of government, at national, provincial and local government level and in public entities. We need to do more as a ...

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2023-w2492 - 13 July 2023

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Finance

(1) Which departments are the main drivers of the misalignment of the economic policy; (2) whether the misalignment of the economic policy is because the Government does not have legislation that enforces collaboration and coordination; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Finance on 13 Jul 2023

  1. The Honourable Member is asking a very vague question. All departments and public entities must act in terms of the law, and the law may have both economic and non-economic objectives, like social or developmental objectives, as well as constitutional objectives. So, for example, spending on school education or health is necessary, and cannot be regarded as “mis-aligned” because it is not directly related ...
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