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Finance Standing Committee
General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: finalisation (postponed)
1 Nov 2022
The Committee was meant to finalise the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill at this meeting.
However, it decided not to proceed with the meeting for two reasons:
First, Treasury only submitted its report on all the amendments made to the bill today. This meant ...
Finance Standing Committee
2022 MTBPS: PBO & FFC briefing
1 Nov 2022
2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
In a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations, the Committee received an analysis of the 2022 medium-term budget policy statement from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC).
The ...
Finance Standing Committee
General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: National Treasury response to further public submissions
28 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Finance met with National Treasury, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) and stakeholders on a virtual platform.
National Treasury and the FIC presented their responses to the second round of public submissions on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill.
In light ...
Finance Standing Committee
2022 MTBPS: National Treasury briefing, with Minister
27 Oct 2022
2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
In a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations, the Committee received a briefing from the Minister of Finance and National Treasury about the 2022 medium-term budget policy statement, which the Minister had tabled ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development BRRR; Committee Programme
19 Oct 2022
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to consider and adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and entities. The Committee also considered its programme for the remainder of the fourth term.
The Committee’s Content Advisor went ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Matters Amendment Bill: Matters concerning the Land Bank, with the Deputy Minister
19 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, National Treasury, led by the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the current situation and proposals from government on the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank). The Chairperson of the Land Bank provided an update on its performance.
The presentation by ...
Finance Standing Committee
General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: National Treasury response to public submissions
18 Oct 2022
In this virtual meeting, National Treasury and the Financial Intelligence Centre briefed the Committee on their responses to the public submissions of the General Laws Amendment Bill (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing).
A presentation detailed the responses to specific and general comments of 43 stakeholders. The majority of ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Portfolio Audit Outcomes
11 Oct 2022
Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) in a virtual meeting on the 2021/22 audit outcomes of the Small Business Development 's portfolio, and received feedback on the auditors' investigations into financial ...
Finance Standing Committee
General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: public hearings
11 Oct 2022
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to hold public hearings on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill [B18-2022] (“General Laws Bill”).
The Bill was tabled in Parliament so the country can avoid the economic ramifications of greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force. The ...
Small Business Development
Presidency Briefing on Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS)
28 Sep 2022
The Policy and Research Services branch in the Presidency presented the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) to the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development.
The presentation discussed the basic understanding of the SEIAS, how it was introduced, its application, and the institutional arrangements for its implementation. The implementation highlights, ...