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NCOP Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: public hearings
10 Dec 2021
The Select Committee on Appropriations in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) convened in a virtual meeting for two oral submissions on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and #PeoplesBudget.
COSATU disagreed with the austerity approach of government. The ...
NCOP Finance
TLAB, TALAB and Rates Bill: consideration of policy issues and processing
8 Dec 2021
The Select Committee on Finance convened in a virtual meeting to consider policy and process issues related to three pieces of financial legislation: the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill; the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill; and the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill .
National Treasury (NT) ...
NCOP Finance
TLAB, TALAB and Rates Bill: public hearings & National Treasury response
7 Dec 2021
Representatives of the South African tobacco industry told the Committee that as a result of the five-month ban on cigarette sales during the Covid-19 lockdown, 50% of the market was now in the hands of illicit traders. They made a plea for relief from the 8% increase in excise ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: Final Mandates & Committee Report
3 Dec 2021
The Select Committee on Appropriations met virtually for the consideration and adoption of the final mandates and Committee report on the 2021 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. Eight provinces were in support of the voting mandate, but the DA and FF+ Members of the Committee voiced their rejection of ...
NCOP Finance
Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill: Finalisation & Committee Report
2 Dec 2021
The Committee considered and adopted the Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill and accompanying Committee Report. The Democratic Alliance (DA), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Freedom Front Pus (FF+) reserved their position on both.
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates
2 Dec 2021
The Committee met virtually for the consideration and adoption of the provincial negotiating mandates on the 2021 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B18-2021].
Members presented the mandates from the various provinces which they represented, and all were in favour of the Bill except the Western Cape, which asked its ...
NCOP Appropriations
MTBPS and Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: SALGA and COSATU input
30 Nov 2021
The Select Committee on Appropriations was convened in a virtual meeting for presentations by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) regarding the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) and the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill.
SALGA said the COVID-19 pandemic ...
NCOP Finance
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, Rates Bill, Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefing
30 Nov 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a briefing from National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service on the key issues of the 2021 Tax Bills: these are the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill and the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament’s 2021/22 mid-year performance
26 Nov 2021
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on Parliament’s 2021/22 mid-year performance based on the tabled Annual Performance Plan aligned to the Sixth Term Strategic Plan.
The Committee was told that twelve indicators are measured of which nine of them are new. These performance measures focus on client ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill & Adjustments Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
25 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Appropriations received briefings from National Treasury (NT) on the 2021 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill and the 2021 Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The NT briefing on the Division of Revenue Amendment (DoRA) Bill provided details on the changes to provincial and local ...