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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 ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
10 Jul 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations met jointly for a briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2019 Appropriation Bill.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission, in briefing, pointed out that the Bill was being considered just after the 2019 national elections, which led to several administrative ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: Parliamentary Budget Office briefing
9 Jul 2019
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) briefing was made to a joint sitting of the Appropriations Committees of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The 2019 Appropriations Bill was tabled by the Minister of Finance along with the 2019 Budget. It provided for the appropriation of money for ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee’s role and budget process: training; Legacy Report
4 Jul 2019
The Committee’s support staff delivered a threefold presentation to the Committee on its role in the Sixth Parliament, with a focus on its mandate, Committee rules and procedures, and the Fifth Parliament Legacy Report.
The Committee was told it had the capacity and constitutional authority under the Money ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury 2018/19 Quarter 4 performance; Appropriation Bill 2019, with Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
Members of the two Committees expressed concern that under-spending by some departments indicated failures in service delivery. The under-spending was highlighted by National Treasury during a presentation on fourth-quarter spending by national government departments and public entities.
Treasury said 98.7% of the adjusted appropriation of R11 billion had been spent. ...
Finance Standing Committee
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
Mr Maswanganyi was elected as chairperson without opposition.
The Committee also agreed unanimously on a draft work programme, with the understanding that it could be changed later on.
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee elected Mr S Buthelezi (ANC) to be its chairperson after a vote.
The Committee also agreed unanimously on a work programme to consider and report on the government’s budget spending plans as outlined in the 2019 Appropriations Bill.