Given the appropriations from the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement under unforeseeable and unavoidable expenditure for new ministries and deputy ministries (details furnished), what are the total costs for all new (a) ministries and (b) deputy ministries for the seventh administration?

(1) Whether he will furnish Mr A D Beesley with an update on the steps the National Treasury has taken to comply with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force since the grey listing of the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what (a) further deadlines have been set, (b) actions are still outstanding, (c) consequence management has been put in place for failure to comply and (d) are the names of the persons who are accountable when the deadlines are not met; (3) what estimates has the National Treasury received regarding the impact of the grey listing on (a) foreign direct investment and (b) domestic investment?

Given the many complaints from workers that they discovered through the implementation of the Two-Pot Retirement System that some employers have not been consistent in paying the pension contributions of workers into the relevant pension funds, or have not been paying at all, what (a) total number of (i)(aa) private and (bb) public institutions are responsible for this problem and (ii) workers are affected, (b) are the consequence measures to be taken against these institutions and (c) buffer measures have been put in place to ensure that workers are protected from this financial stress and (d) by what date will he publicise the names of these companies?

Given that the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement did not include any commitments for funding the National Health Insurance (NHI), what are the full details of the National Treasury’s plans to secure the estimated additional R628 billion per year required for effective implementation of the NHI; (2) whether the National Treasury is considering alternative funding mechanisms such as use of Public Investment Corporation funds and/or budget reallocations are being considered to support this significant expenditure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (3) whether the National Treasury has found that the fiscus is in a position to balance these funding needs with current fiscal constraints and existing national priorities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details, (4) whether any new revenue streams, such as increased taxation and/or targeted levies will be proposed to meet the NHI financial requirements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(1) What are the estimated annual losses to the Republic’s economy due to illicit financial flows (IFFs) which are (a) commercial and tax-orientated, such as profit-shifting by multinational corporations and/or (b) criminal, such as those related to organised crime, money laundering and terror financing; (2) what is the estimated impact of commercial and tax-orientated IFFs on tax revenues, considering ongoing fiscal consolidation measures; (3) whether he has found that the estimated annual losses to the Republic’s economy due to (a) commercial and tax-orientated and (b) criminal IFFs have (i) increased or (ii) decreased over the past five financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how does the Treasury measure the impact of measures to combat the specified types of IFFs; (4) (a) which sectors are most vulnerable to each type of IFF and (b) how prevalent are IFFs, specifically in the informal economy; (5) whether any reports and/or studies are available on the link between the township economy and criminal IFFs in particular; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(a) In the past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2024, what has (i) been done with the Public Office Bearers Pension Fund surplus money and (ii) the money been used on?

Whether any progress has been made with the launch of the Republic’s Sovereign Wealth Fund; if not, why not; if so, what (a) total amount has been allocated towards the specified fund, (b) are the sources of the fund and (c) will the fund finance?

What measures is the National Treasury considering to (a) reduce the cost of living and (b) support poor and middle-strata households?

In light of the fact that the Minister of Basic Education, Ms S Gwarube, has requested a meeting with him, alongside Education Members of the Executive Council from various provinces, what were the outcomes of the discussions, particularly with regard to (a) securing additional funding to offset immediate staff shortages and (b) longer term funding solutions to shield basic education from ongoing budget constraints?

On what number of occasions in the past five years has the actual public sector wage increase exceeded the amount tabled in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement or the National Budget?