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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
22 Nov 2017
The joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees was for a briefing on the 2017 Adjustment Appropriation Bill, but the first hour was taken up by a discussion regarding the legalities of the meeting. The Democratic Alliance (DA), making reference to the Money Bills and Amendment Procedures and Related ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: hearing with Department of Home Affairs + National Treasury
22 Nov 2017
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs told the Committee that the automated processes of “Who Am I Online” (WAIO) had led to the Department leaping into the next century insofar as efficiency was concerned. For example, the turnaround time for Identity Documents (IDs) had drastically improved, from 90 days to ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: final mandates; Committee Report on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill
21 Nov 2017
Committee Report on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [available under Tabled Committee reports once published]
The Chairperson opened the meeting by asking the committee members and the delegates to introduce themselves. Apologies from Ms T Motara (ANC, Gauteng), Ms B Mathevula (EFF, Limpopo) and Mr Steven Kenyon, National Treasury, whose ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: negotiating mandates
17 Nov 2017
All the provinces presented their negotiating mandates on the Division of the Revenue Amendment Bill [B24-2017]. Eight provinces accepted the Bill. The Western Cape did not support the bill and cited the following reasons: National Government did not place strong support of the Division of the Revenue Bill and Equitable ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament mid-year performance: Acting Secretary to Parliament
16 Nov 2017
The Acting Secretary to Parliament briefed the Committee on Parliament’s 2017-18 mid-year performance and expenditure. She listed Parliament’s six outcome-oriented goals, and reported that the targets of seven of its 11 indicators (68%) had been achieved during the period. Parliament had spent R1.091 billion, which was 44.9% of the annual ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: public hearing
10 Nov 2017
Two submissions were presented on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill at the public hearing before the Select and Standing Committees on Appropriations. The first submission came from the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), which to the surprise of Members, focused on the national and provincial funding mechanisms, rather than ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefing
9 Nov 2017
National Treasury briefed a joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations on the 2017 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. This meeting was also attended by Members of Provincial Legislatures (MPLs). An objection was raised by Mr O Terblanche (DA; Western Cape) saying that procedure had not been ...
Finance Standing Committee
Rates & Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill: finalisation; Committee Report on MTBPS Revised Fiscal Framework
7 Nov 2017
The Standing and Select Committee on Finance met to deliberate their Revised Fiscal Framework Report. The report was compiled following public hearings on the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS). The Committees noted that while they agreed that the primary reason for the revenue shortfall (of R50 billion) was the slow ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2017 MTBPS: Financial and Fiscal Commission submission
7 Nov 2017
The Financial and Fiscal Commission briefed the Committee on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. The main problem, currently, was that the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement was formulated against a backdrop of an economy mired in low growth, which acted as a dead weight on the country’s ...
Finance Standing Committee
2017 MTBPS: National Treasury response to submissions
3 Nov 2017
National Treasury appeared before the Standing and Select Committees on Finance to give responses to submissions received during public hearings on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. It welcomed the robust debates and contributions to macroeconomic policymaking.
In response to the Parliamentary Budget Office’s (PBO) submission on fiscal consolidation and ...