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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom briefings; with Minister
10 Sep 2019
The Minister said Eskom was a vital utility and crucial to the economy. It had been the target of state capture, and damage had been done to it. There had now been a two year period of recovery in the areas of governance, finance and operations, but the company was ...
NCOP Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: briefing & adoption; Eskom’s Section 16 of PFMA financial support
24 Jul 2019
National Treasury briefed the Committee on the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The 2019 Budget outlined the economic and fiscal measures to move the economy into a new trajectory and reduce long-term risks. Government’s central economic policy goal was to accelerate inclusive growth and create jobs. The main fiscal objective was to ...
NCOP Appropriations
Induction continued
23 Jul 2019
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes
The Select Committees on Appropriations and Finance met to continue its induction workshop started in the previous week. The induction today concerned the NCOP Rules that govern the work of Committees and an analysis of ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Induction to Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Part 1): JSCFMP mandate and functions; Parliament’s responsibilities in terms of the FMPPLA; Legacy Report
19 Jul 2019
The Committee was briefed about the mandate of Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (JSCFMP), its powers and functions, their connection with the mandate of the Parliament, as well as the issues and challenges which required its existence. It was also briefed about the key issues and ...
NCOP Appropriations
Parliamentary Budget Office role; Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act
17 Jul 2019
The Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act No 9 of 2009 provides for the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office. The PBO briefed the Committee on its core functions:
- Undertaking research and analysis for the Standing and Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations;
- Providing reviews and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: public hearings and Treasury response
16 Jul 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations held a joint public hearing on the 2019 Appropriation Bill and heard from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and from Mr Guy Harris.
Cosatu said it had expected the Budget to go further in addressing the economic, governance and budgetary ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Election of Chairpersons; Parliament's 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan: Acting Secretary briefing
11 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee elected Co-Chairpersons from both the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) respectively.
Members also adopted the Committee Programme with the proviso to engage further in the next meeting on the new or rather proposed structure ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
10 Jul 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations met jointly for a briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2019 Appropriation Bill.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission, in briefing, pointed out that the Bill was being considered just after the 2019 national elections, which led to several administrative ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: Parliamentary Budget Office briefing
9 Jul 2019
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) briefing was made to a joint sitting of the Appropriations Committees of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The 2019 Appropriations Bill was tabled by the Minister of Finance along with the 2019 Budget. It provided for the appropriation of money for ...
NCOP Appropriations
Election of Committee Chairperson
26 Jun 2019
The Committee embarked on a process of electing a Committee Chairperson. Members were required to nominate possible candidates for the post of Committee Chairperson. Two nominations were made. The first was Ms D Mahlangu (ANC, Mpumalanga) and the second was that of Mr D Ryder (DA, Gauteng). The National Council ...
NCOP Finance
Election of Committee Chairperson
26 Jun 2019
The Committee embarked on a process of electing a Committee Chairperson. Members were required to nominate possible candidates for the post of Committee Chairperson. The only nomination made was that of Mr Y Carrim (ANC, KwaZulu-Natal) and he was duly elected as Committee Chairperson.
Mr Carrim humbly accepted the position ...