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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Report on 2017 Appropriation Bill
7 Jun 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met for the consideration and adoption of the 2016 Appropriation Bill [B5-2017].
Several issues were discussed at length by the Members. At the outset, there was concern that the draft report indicated there was no consensus on the number of State Owned Entities (SOEs) in ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: Rural Development and Land Reform submission, with Minister
2 Jun 2017
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) demonstrated how it would be using its budget allocation in the 2017 Appropriation Bill. The Minister highlighted that there is an internal monitoring and evaluation that is meant to ensure that the Department was effective and was able to achieve its ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Integrated Financial Management System project: National Treasury briefing
1 Jun 2017
National Treasury was called in to explain the 2015/16 internal audit report which was recently leaked to the media. It reported on its review of 2014/15 payments for the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) project and stated there were extremely poor financial and operating controls for the IFMS project ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2017: Democratic Alliance & Department of Human Settlements submissions
31 May 2017
DA Submission
Prior to the presentation, the ANC questioned the cover of the proposal as it clashed with a previous decision taken by the Committee that no political party present proposals. The DA agreed to change the cover of the proposal. The DA presented its proposal for amendments to the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2017: Public Service Commission comment
30 May 2017
The Public Service Commission (PSC) presented the Committee with a comprehensive account of its comments on the 2017 Appropriations Bill. After looking at the mandate of the PSC, its areas of oversight and output of oversight function, the presentation discussed general comments on the 2017 Appropriation Bill with regard to ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2017: public hearing
24 May 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations went to meet the residents of Khayelitsha to hear them voice their comments, concerns and questions regarding the 2017 Appropriations Bill. The Committee also called upon public stakeholders to come forth and present their submissions and recommendations relating to specific issues around how the appropriations ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2017: Comment by Human Sciences Research Council
23 May 2017
Delegates from the Human Sciences Research Council presented on education, health, inclusive growth, land reform and State-Owned Enterprises. Points focused on include the following: Education outcomes are improving rapidly but we are still far behind other countries including BRICS countries. South Africa has a double burden of both HIV and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: Comment by Parliamentary Budget Office
19 May 2017
The Parliamentary Budget Office said that any amendments made to the Appropriations Bill must be consulted with the National Assembly or the Standing Committee on Appropriations. In addition, any conditions that needed to be met must be communicated to the Committee, and the Committee must recommend these conditions to the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2017: comments by Financial and Fiscal Commission
17 May 2017
The Financial and Fiscal Commission highlighted areas that it believed pose a risk to the fiscus, major revisions contained in the Bill and department budget votes with respect to inclusive growth and economic transformation as requested by the Committee; an assessment of progress towards targets in the Medium-Term Strategic Framework ...
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 ...