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Trade, Industry and Competition
Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP); Debt Relief proposed policy: National Consumer Tribunal input, with Minister
13 Jun 2017
The Minister of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the new iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for 2017/18. The Minster said that IPAP facilitated economic restructuring by supporting radical economic transformation by focusing on patterns of ownership, management and control, with a central focus on the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: briefing; Debt Relief proposed policy: National Treasury input
30 May 2017
The Committee invited the Members of the Portfolio Committee of Arts and Culture to join it for a briefing by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers Protection Amendment Bill. It was also briefed by the National Treasury on debt relief.
The ...
Finance Standing Committee
South African Airways Corporate Plan & Turnaround Strategy with Finance Deputy Minister
17 May 2017
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Sifiso Buthelezi, spoke of the challenges at SAA, but that there was a belief that the airline could be returned to profitability. National Treasury had had to give a guarantee of R4.72 billion to ensure that the challenge of SAA remaining a going concern ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2017 Appropriation Bill: briefing, with Minister
16 May 2017
National Treasury presented the 2017 Appropriation Bill. Economic growth was insufficient, and fiscal constraints were faced. The budget aimed at redistribution to poor and working class families, and the rural poor. Public investment had to support economic transformation. Spending was growing in priority areas like post-school education and training. Expenditure ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Infrastructure budgeting facility: National Treasury briefing
10 May 2017
National Treasury presented a proposal by government to create a new financing facility for large infrastructure projects which required government guarantees and support. This facility would tackle present flaws in the planning and execution of infrastructure projects, as it related to life-cycle budgeting, operations and maintenance costs. The facility would ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Medium Term Strategic Framework outcomes progress; National Development Plan & MTSF alignment with budget priorities: DPME input
2 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) on progress made in terms of the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) against National Development Plan (NDP) goals, and the alignment of plans and budgets.
The Department said that the government would use three levers to advance ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill B4-2017: National Treasury & Financial and Fiscal briefing
10 Mar 2017
National Treasury briefed the Joint Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2017. The brief focused on the background to the Bill, overview of the division of revenue for the 2017 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, responses to recommendations on the Bill, changes to clauses of the Bill, provincial allocations and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Eskom finances: Parliamentary Budget Office research findings
8 Mar 2017
The Parliamentary Budget Office presented its research findings on Eskom’s finances. The role of state own enterprises is a critical one in the transformation of the economy therefore a focus on the efficiency and the effectiveness of how these institutions operate is essential.
It seemed that in the short term ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Minister of Social Development briefing on CPS contract
7 Mar 2017
This was a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in a packed room. The Chairperson noted that it had been hoped to wrap up the matter of the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract the previous Tuesday, following the initial engagement in ...
Finance Standing Committee
Money Bills Amendment Procedure Act review: joint workshop
8 Feb 2017
Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office (CLSO) presented at the joint workshop to the Finance and Appropriations Standing and Select Committees. It noted that the National Assembly had passed a resolution in May 2016 that the Finance Standing Committee should review the Money Bills Act with a view to introduce ...