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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B3-2016]: DA proposed amendments; Committee Report consideration and adoption
17 May 2016
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met for the consideration and adoption of the 2016 Appropriation Bill. The Democratic Alliance submitted and presented proposed amendments to the 2016 Appropriation Bill.
The Committee discussed the proposed amendments presented by the DA but they were concerned about the time that had lapsed for ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B3-2016]: hearing with the Department of Public Works
12 May 2016
Recruiting the right professionals to do the work remained a major challenge for the Department of Public Works. The Department echoed this when it briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the 2016 Appropriation Bill, describing its highlights, programme objectives and budget, strategies for effective procurement within the entire public ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B3-2016]: hearing with Department of Human Settlements
10 May 2016
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) gave inputs to the Committee on the 2016 Appropriations Bill. The briefing covered the revised strategic plan targets for 2015-2020; a summary of the Annual Performance Plan (APP) priorities and APP targets per programme, the budget allocation and comment on the focus areas as ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2016: comments by Financial and Fiscal Commission
10 May 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) noted that the 2016 Appropriation Bill was enacted during a period of both internal and external challenges for the nation’s economy. There was a cumulative downward revision of 2.5% in the economic growth forecast for the country between 2014 and 2017. The low fragile ...
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Appropriation Bill [B3-2016]: briefing by National Treasury
6 May 2016
National Treasury appeared to be unsure from where the budget for the acquisition of the VIP presidential jet would be coming. This was the view of the Committee when it engaged National Treasury on the 2016 Appropriation Bill. Treasury said that the VIP jet was not budgeted for in the ...
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Deputy Minister of Basic Education on his Department 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
4 May 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE)presented the 3rd quarter expenditure report of the DBE. Overall, spending was at 79% of allocations, which is slightly above what is to be expected at 3rd quarter. However, she noted that key contributing activities had taken place early in the financial year to inflate ...
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Minister of Health on his Department 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
3 May 2016
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said maintenance of infrastructure was very important. He suggested the current ratio of 25% spent on maintenance and 25% on refurbishment should be further changed to 30% for maintenance and 20% for refurbishment to cover the maintenance backlogs. It had been a battle dealing with ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Water and Sanitation on its 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance: hearing
20 Apr 2016
The Department of Water and Sanitation presented its third quarter performance to the Standing Committee on Appropriations, and reported that it had under-performed in all its core programmes. These included administration, water sector management, water structure development, water and sanitation services and water sector regulations. As a result, the Department’s ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
DPME on department progress with National Development Plan alignment & MTSF implementation
19 Apr 2016
Of 43 national departments, 30 were found to be aligned to the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF). Of the 30, 11 were fully aligned and 19 partially aligned. A summary of progress toward MTSF 2014-2019 targets per outcome was presented in graph form. There was an overview of progress related ...
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Progress with its efficiency drives: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer briefing
13 Apr 2016
Members again lamented the late submission of the presentation document, which meant they were unable to fact check or facilitate public participation on the information. National Treasury apologised and the Committee resolved to take the matter up with the Director General of National Treasury.
The Office of the Chief Procurement ...