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Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Quarter 1 Performance
31 Aug 2017
The expenditure of Parliament at the end of the first quarter of 2017/18 was within the accepted range of 25% per quarter.
This was what the Office of the Acting Secretary to Parliament told the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament. The Office of the Acting Secretary ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament’s Policy Unit: progress report; Human Resources: Acting Secretary to Parliament on outstanding challenges
30 Aug 2017
The Policy Unit and Human Resources division of Parliament briefed the Joint Standing Committee on policies reviewed and outstanding issue within the institution. Members heard of the successful implementation of all HR initiatives which required involvement and genuine commitment by all stakeholders. Parliament management and employees, through organised labour, were ...
NCOP Finance
Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni Metro performance; Committee Report on Provincial Treasuries 2016/17 expenditure
2 Aug 2017
The Ekurhuleni metro told the Select Committee on Finance that it had a 10-point plan, which included the revitalisation of manufacture and land being made available for strategic development. Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) were supported through public procurement, and public transport had been improved. Infrastructure investment and skills ...
NCOP Appropriations
Cities integrated and inclusive development: National Treasury support framework
1 Aug 2017
The Select Committee on Appropriations hosted delegates from National Treasury (NT) for a presentation on the framework to support integrated and inclusive development in the cities. The presentation was to create clarification for the meetings with three metropolitan areas -- Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni -- the following day.
The NT ...
NCOP Finance
KZN 2016/17 expenditure: Provincial Treasury report; Transkei Road Transport Corporation Petition report
28 Jun 2017
The National Treasury stated that for KwaZulu-Natal, total accruals and payables increased to R4.2 billion in 2016/17. The bulk of those emanated from Education; Health; Transport and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The province over collected against its own revenue target. The cash balance declined from R3.5 billion to R2.9 ...
NCOP Appropriations
Committee Report on OR Tambo District Municipality referral
28 Jun 2017
The draft report on the OR Tambo district municipality referral was read through by the Chairperson.
The Acting Chairperson highlighted that the National and Provincial Treasuries; the Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and the Department of Cooperative Governance, had waited too long to intervene to support and strengthen ...
Finance Standing Committee
Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act
28 Jun 2017
The Constitutional and Legal Services Office took the joint committees through changes to the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act, which were made after instructions received from the Joint Workshop held on 13 June 2017.
The main highlights of the input by Members were the Democratic Alliance’s concern ...
NCOP Finance
FAIS Ombud Annual Performance Plan
21 Jun 2017
The Financial Advisor and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Ombudsman, responsible for the regulation of financial service providers, reported to the Committee on its annual performance plan. It had received 10 846 complaints in the 2016/17 financial year, of which 5 183 cases were dismissed, 4 769 were referred to other entities, ...
NCOP Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: briefing & committee report; Committee Report on Urban Settlements Development Grant
20 Jun 2017
The Department of National Treasury made a presentation the Select Committee on the Appropriation Bill for 2017, and highlighted that there would be a marked reduction in the national spending ceiling for 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years, and this would effect both national and provincial governments. A lot of the ...
NCOP Finance
Mpumalanga, Western Cape & Gauteng 2016/17 expenditure: Provincial Treasury reports
14 Jun 2017
Documents awaited:
National Treasury: Provincial budgets and expenditure, 2016/17 [awaited]
National Treasury spoke about the financial performance of Mpumalanga, Western Cape and Gauteng for 2016/17. For Gauteng, Treasury noted underspending on Compensation of Employees (CoE), and overspending in Health and Education. Own revenue collection increased. There were medical negligence claims ...