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Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Copyright & Performers’ Protection A/B: DTIC response to public submissions
5 May 2023
Copyright Amendment Bill & Performers' Protection Amendment Bill Submissions & Presentations
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism convened virtually to deliberate on the public submissions received and responses thereto by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) on the Copyright Amendment Bill [B13D – 2017] ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Tourism season, expansion plans for CIA, tourism, remote working and e-visas: stakeholder engagement
3 May 2023
In a hybrid meeting, the Standing Committee heard presentations from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, the Airports Company South Africa, the Department of Home Affairs, the South African Revenue Service and the Department of Transport on the improvements and impacts of the 2022/23 tourism season.
There were ...
Budget (WCPP)
Division of Revenue Bill: Final Mandate
2 May 2023
The Budget Committee met to consider and adopt its Final Mandate on the 2023 Division of Revenue Bill. During the meeting, it was noted that National Treasury met the Committee’s recommendations with the statement, “No recommendations”. Some Members of the Committee were disappointed by their response.
The Committee maintained ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: DHS briefing
28 Apr 2023
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) gave a briefing on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill ([B10B-2021], which seeks to repeal the Housing Consumer Measures Act 95 of 1998. The presentation touched on the purpose of the Bill, the summary of provisions of the Bill, economic, employment, and infrastructure development, ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Community Development Workers Programme & Indigent Policy at municipalities: Department briefing
25 Apr 2023
The Provincial Department of Local Government (DLG) briefed the Committee on the successes and challenges of the Community Development Workers (CDW) programme, and on the indigent policy at Western Cape municipalities.
The DLG said the CDW programme had a footprint in each of the local municipalities in the Western ...
Budget (WCPP)
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandate
24 Apr 2023
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament considered and adopted the Negotiating Mandate Report on the 2023 Division of the Revenue Amendment Bill. The Democratic Alliance did not support the Bill. The ANC and Al Jama-ah expressed a minority view to support the Bill.
The DA opened ...
Budget (WCPP)
Division of Revenue Bill: National Treasury briefing
19 Apr 2023
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament met to be briefed and discuss the 2023 Division of Revenue Bill. The Committee heard provincial equitable share grows at an average annual growth rate of 2.5 percent, whilst conditional grants at 4.3 percent. Updates to the Provincial Equitable Share ...
Budget (WCPP)
Cape Appropriation Bill & Western Cape Additional Adjustments Appropriation Bill (2022/23 financial year) Bill: Committee Reports
27 Mar 2023
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2023
Western Cape Additional Adjustments Appropriation Bill 2023
The Budget Committee met virtually for the consideration and adoption of the Committee Reports on the Western Cape Additional Adjustment Appropriation Bill 2022/23 [B 1-2023]; the Draft Committee Report on the Western Cape Appropriation Bill [B 2–2023]; ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 10 Department of Infrastructure
20 Mar 2023
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2023
The Standing Committee on Human Settlements deliberated on the Budget Vote for the new Western Cape Department of Infrastructure. It adopted a report supporting the budget, with the ANC opposing it.
The Department told the Committee that the budget for 2023/24 was R9 ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Department of Economic Development and Tourism
17 Mar 2023
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2023
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism deliberated on Budget Vote 12: Department on Economic Development and Tourism.
Minister Mireille Wenger stated that the Department was allocated a budget of R512.8 million for the 2022/23 financial year. The focus would be on ...