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Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Departments Quarter 3 performance: DPME briefing
10 Mar 2020
A key issue raised was that the Committee needs to make an assessment of how the budget translates into service delivery, determine what value government receives, and determine what the impact of government spending on the budget’s developmental objectives are. The Department’s presentation lacked necessary information and only spoke to ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2020 Budget (Expenditure and Division of Revenue): FFC briefing
4 Mar 2020
2020 Budget Speech
Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), briefed the Committee on the fiscal framework and revenue proposals. It said there had been a contraction in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy, as well as a contraction in fixed asset formation ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Pre-2020 budget workshop with National Treasury on budget instruments to be tabled by Minister of Finance
25 Feb 2020
The Committee and National Treasury officials held a pre-2020 budget workshop on the budget instruments to be tabled by the Minister of Finance the following day. The workshop covered the documents tabled by the Minister, particularly the Division of Revenue Bill (DORB) and the Appropriation Bill.
Treasury said any proposed ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Contract Deviations & Expansions 2019/20 Quarter 3: Office of Chief Procurement Officer
19 Feb 2020
The Standing Committee considers the deviations and expansions for the 2019/20 financial year. The report consists of all the deviations and expansions which have either been supported, not supported, conditionally supported or noted by the National Treasury. The acting Chief Procurement Officer, National Treasury explained the concepts and outlined the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Quarter 3 Spending Challenges: Treasury report
18 Feb 2020
National Treasury briefed the Committee on 2019/20 Quarter 3 Spending Outcomes for departments. It spoke about expenditure reporting by public entities and the challenges in verifying this.
The overall spending for the Quarter 3 of 2019/20 shows spending of R683 billion, an underspending of R14.4 billion. The largest deviation was ...
Finance Standing Committee
PIC & GEPF on Steinhoff; Transformation of the Financial Sector: Nedlac; Over-the Counter Derivative Transactions: NT briefing
3 Dec 2019
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) briefed the Standing Committee on a mediation process between the Steinhoff Group and its creditors, including the PIC. It reported that Steinhoff had made a proposal involving funds from a third party known as “The White Knight”. The terms of this proposal remained strictly confidential. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Appointment of PBO Director: Compilation of proposed shortlist (meeting postponed)
3 Dec 2019
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament Meeting
Standing Committee on Finance Meeting
Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act 9 of 2009
The Joint SubCommittee was supposed to discuss the proposed shortlist of candidates to fill the vacancy of Director at the Parliamentary Budget Office. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill & MTBPS: finalisation & committee reports
3 Dec 2019
MTBPS Speech by the Minister of Finance
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
The Standing Committee on Appropriations considered and adopted both the 2019 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Report and the 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The Committee spoke about the need for the private sector to play an important ...
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, ...