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Educational Infrastructure Grants & Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Institute: Department of Basic Education & National Treasury briefing
2 Jun 2015
National Treasury began the presentation discussing the Education Infrastructure Grant and School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant. There had been a significant improvement in spending on the Infrastructure Backlogs Grant. In the current year 2015/2016, provinces had become heavily dependent on grants for infrastructure and were contributing little from their own fiscus. ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Labour on its 2015 Annual Performance and Strategic Plans
26 May 2015
The Department of Labour briefed the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development on its 2014/15 Annual Performance and Strategic Plan for 2015/16. The report explained that there were six programmes, and that the main Administration comprised the Ministry; Deputy Minister, Director General’s Office; Corporate Services (CS), Chief Operations Officer ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of International Relations and Cooperation on its 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
20 May 2015
The Chairperson noted apologies of members unable to attend the meeting, and, after discussion, it was decided that a letter be written to the party of one particular Member in relation to his continued absence from meetings.
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), with an introduction from the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Minister & Department of Small Business Development on 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
19 May 2015
Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu, said women were a priority and should not be limited to the lower sections of the Department. She was committed to the empowerment of women and gender equality. DSBD was conscious that the given budget was a challenge but it would work with ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Public Works on its 2015/6 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
14 May 2015
Department of Public Works has received a budget allocation of R20,7 billion over this medium term.
The Department announced this when it was presenting its annual performance plans and strategic plans to the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development.
In its strategic overview presentation, the Department of Public Works ...
NCOP Appropriations
How Local Government & Provincial Equitable Share Formulas work: Treasury briefing; Stoppage of Local Government Equitable Share to 60 municipalities: FFC briefing
13 May 2015
National Treasury
Treasury said that local government and provinces were entitled to the equitable share to provide basic services and perform prescribed functions. Budgetary conditions were set as well others requirements to ensure the money was used as allocated. There were controls over how the money was spent based on ...
NCOP Finance
Auditing Profession Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefing & adoption; Banks Amendment Bill, Financial &Fiscal Commission Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefings
6 May 2015
National Treasury presented a briefing on the Auditing Profession Amendment Bill. Auditors were regulated by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), whose primary objective was to protect the public through the regulation of the auditing profession. The objects of the Amendment Bill were to provide for the regulation of ...
NCOP Finance
National Treasury briefings: Tax treaties & double-taxation agreements with Cameroon, Qatar, Hong Kong, Lesotho, Cyprus; Exchange Information agreement with Grenada; BRICS New Development Bank & Contingent Reserve Arrangement
28 Apr 2015
National Treasury briefed the Committee on the purpose and effect of tax treaties, protocols and double taxation agreements in general, pointing out where these were authorised by the Constitution, what the requirements were, particularly the requirement that they be ratified by Parliament, and how any tax treaties so adopted were ...
NCOP Finance
Minister of Finance update on Termination of Limpopo Province Section 100(1)(b) Intervention
22 Apr 2015
The Minister of Finance and the Chief Administrator briefed the Committee on issues contained in the Select Committee Report on the Section 100(1) Intervention in Limpopo Province. The purpose of the briefing was to provide feedback about the Committee’s observations. The importance of making the distinction between section 100(1)(b) and ...
Finance Standing Committee
Committee Report on Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals: consideration and adoption
5 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee and Select Committees on Finance adopted the draft report on the Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals relating to the 2015 Budget. The draft report was adopted with amendments. The amendment related to tightening and rewording recommendation 4.18 that proposed centralised procurement. Members also agreed that a new ...