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Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations on public comments, with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works continued to take Members through the comments made during the public hearings on the Expropriation Bill, indicating what comments had been made and whether the Department agreed with them or had other views. The Department had added to the Preamble to make it clear ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
1st Quarter 2015/16 expenditure patterns of national departments: National Treasury briefing
18 Aug 2015
National Treasury said that government expenditure in the first quarter had amounted to R270.4bn, against a budget estimate of R233.6bn, resulting in a deficit of R36.8 bn. 44% of total expenditure (R119.3bn) had been for direct charges against the National Revenue Fund, and included R95.7bn transferred to the provinces under ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriations Standing Committee Report on Gauteng July 2015 Oversight Visit
12 Aug 2015
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met to consider the Committee’s draft Report on the Oversight Visit to the Gauteng Province from 20 to 24 July 2015. The supporting documentation showed that this oversight visit was made in order to determine the progress made by the National Treasury in supporting large ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriations Standing Committee Report on Gauteng July 2015 Oversight Visit
11 Aug 2015
The Standing Committee on Appropriations to consider the Committee’s first draft report on its oversight visit to the Gauteng Province from 20 to 24 July 2015, which it had undertaken in order to determine the progress made by the National Treasury with regard to supporting large cities to accelerate economic ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Supply Chain Management Review by Chief Procurement Office; SA's Expenditure Report 2014/15
28 Jul 2015
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) in the National Treasury told the Committee that the current Supply Chain Management (SCM) environment throughout government was fragmented, with high staff turnover at senior management level, limited or no accountability, limited transparency, there was lack of coherence between departments, over emphasis ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports on Eskom Special Appropriation Bill [B16-2015] & Eskom Subordinated Loan Special Appropriation Amendment Bill [B17-2015]
23 Jun 2015
The Committee adopted the draft report of the Eskom Special Appropriation Bill, which sought to appropriate an additional amount of money for the requirements of the Department of Public Enterprises to increase the State’s equity investment in Eskom Holdings SOC Limited. The Bill provided for an amount of R23 billion ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expanded Public Works Programme Phase 3 Roll-Out: Public Works progress report
23 Jun 2015
The Department of Public Works (DPW) contextualised the performance levels of provinces and municipalities within various employment sectors on Phase 3 of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The overall annual targets stretched from the 2014/15 to 2018/19.
The DPW outlined the number of projects/sites as well as work opportunities ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Eskom Special Appropriation Bill [B16-2015] & Eskom Subordinated Loan Special Appropriation Amendment Bill [B17-2015]: Parliamentary Budget Office & Financial and Fiscal Commission inputs
17 Jun 2015
The committee was briefed by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the Eskom Special Appropriation Bill [B16-2015] and the Eskom Subordinated Loan Special Appropriation Amendment Bill [B17-2015].
The PBO submission was divided into four parts: (i) a background to state-owned enterprise (SOE) financing, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Eskom Special Appropriation Bill [B16-2015]; Eskom Subordinated Loan Special Appropriation Amendment Bill [B17-2015]: Department of Public Enterprises & Eskom briefing
12 Jun 2015
The Committee had asked for presentations by the Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom as part of its preparation for consideration of the Bills under which government would be making special appropriations to Eskom; the Committee had received prior presentations on the Bills themselves. The Department of Public Enterprises firstly ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Special Appropriations Bill [B16-2015]; Eskom Subordinated Loan Special Appropriation Amendment Bill (2008/09-2010/11 financial years) [B17-2015]: National Treasury briefing
10 Jun 2015
National Treasury presented the contents of the two Bills. Essentially the Eskom Special Appropriations Bill provides for government through the Department of Public Enterprises to purchase R23 billion worth of equity in Eskom, subject to payment of the proceeds from the sale of certain non-strategic assets into the National Revenue ...