Politician Profile Page
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Special Appropriation Bill: National Treasury on Eskom conditions; FFC submission on 2020-21 Division of Revenue
9 Oct 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations met for a briefing by the National Treasury on conditions attached to the Eskom Special Appropriation Bill. The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) also gave a briefing on its submission on the 2020-2021 Division of Revenue.
The National Treasury, during its presentation on ...
NCOP Finance
Money Bills and Related Matters Act: Parliamentary legal services & Parliamentary Budget Office briefings
8 Oct 2019
Money Bills Amendment Procedure And Related Matters Amendment Act
The Committee received two briefings on the Money Bills and Related Matters Act and how it relates to its work.
A Parliamentary Legal Advisor explained that the Money Bills and Related Matters Act of 2009 gives effect to section 77(3) of ...
NCOP Appropriations
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: Financial and Fiscal Commission & Parliamentary Budget Office briefings
18 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Financial and Fiscal Commission on the Special Appropriation Bill.
The PBO highlighted the unsustainable financial position in which Eskom finds itself. The Bill empowers the Minister of Finance to impose conditions on Eskom before and after an amount or ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: public hearings
11 Sep 2019
The joint Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations heard a wide range of views from three organisations -- the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC) -- on the impending promulgation of the Special Appropriations Bill, which ...
Finance Standing Committee
TLAB, TALAB, Rates Bill & Income Tax Amendment Bill: public hearings
10 Sep 2019
Some of the proposed amendments to South Africa’s tax laws were vague and too broad in their application. This was the view expressed in submissions presented at a joint hearing of the Finance Committees of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces to discuss the proposed changes.
Among ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Transport 2019/2020 Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
31 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee met with the Department of Transport (DOT) to consider the Department’s 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Minister was present.
The presentation addressed the non-financial performance information and outlined key Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) initiatives in line with ...
NCOP Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: briefing & adoption; Eskom’s Section 16 of PFMA financial support
24 Jul 2019
National Treasury briefed the Committee on the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The 2019 Budget outlined the economic and fiscal measures to move the economy into a new trajectory and reduce long-term risks. Government’s central economic policy goal was to accelerate inclusive growth and create jobs. The main fiscal objective was to ...
NCOP Appropriations
Induction continued
23 Jul 2019
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes
The Select Committees on Appropriations and Finance met to continue its induction workshop started in the previous week. The induction today concerned the NCOP Rules that govern the work of Committees and an analysis of ...
NCOP Appropriations
Parliamentary Budget Office role; Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act
17 Jul 2019
The Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act No 9 of 2009 provides for the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office. The PBO briefed the Committee on its core functions:
- Undertaking research and analysis for the Standing and Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations;
- Providing reviews and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: public hearings and Treasury response
16 Jul 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations held a joint public hearing on the 2019 Appropriation Bill and heard from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and from Mr Guy Harris.
Cosatu said it had expected the Budget to go further in addressing the economic, governance and budgetary ...