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Budget (WCPP)
FFC on 2023/24 Division of Revenue submission
5 Aug 2022
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened for a virtual briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2023/24 Division of Revenue (DoR) submission. The presentation highlighted the current struggling economic context, such as the high unemployment rate and widening inequality. It also ...
Budget (WCPP)
Western Cape Money Bills Amendment Procedure Bill: planning
24 Jun 2022
B28-2018 - Money Bills Amendment Procedure And Related Matters Amendment Bill
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened virtually for a briefing on the project plan for drafting of Money Bills Amendment Procedure Bill for the legislature.
Members were concerned that budget cuts would have ...
Budget (WCPP)
2022 Division of Revenue Bill: briefing
22 Apr 2022
The Budget Committee was briefed by National Treasury on the Division of Revenue Bill [B 6-2022].
National Treasury presented an overview of the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill, substantive changes made to the Bill’s clauses and provincial and local government allocations, including information on the provincial and local equitable ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
MEC, DOT & ACSA input on Delta Airlines delay, expansion plans for CT International Airport & impact of COVID-19
6 Apr 2022
The Committee convened to receive an update on the impact of the delay from the National Ministry of Transport in signing a bilateral air service agreement with Delta Airlines to fly directly to South Africa and was briefed on the situation by the Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Economic Development and Tourism
18 Mar 2022
The Committee met to deliberate on Vote 12: Department of Economic Development and Tourism in the 2022 Western Cape Appropriation Bill.
Members heard that the Western Cape economy, having grown by 4.3 % during 2021, had a budget of R514 million. The Minister said that this 2.8% ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Local Government
17 Mar 2022
The Western Cape Parliament's Standing Committee on Local Government deliberated on and adopted the budget of the Western Cape Department of Local Government for the 2022/23 financial year.
Among issues discussed was the establishment of a provincial house of traditional leaders and the coming into effect of ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury 2022/23 budget: discussion & adoption
17 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to discuss and adopt the budget for Provincial Treasury (Vote 3) in the schedule to the Western Cape Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
Committee Members appreciated the spending performance and consequence management interventions implemented by the department. They wanted to know ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
1 Mar 2022
The Committee met and elected Mr Gillion Bosman (DA) as its new Chairperson. The ANC did not participate in the nomination process as no satisfactory reasons were given for the withdrawal of the previous Chairperson.
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
DEDAT & Wesgro on Delta Airlines, film permits, attracting film industry to WC & visas
25 Feb 2022
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP) convened to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) and Wesgro on Delta Airlines, film permits, attracting the film industry to the Western Cape, and the issuing of visas.
Regarding Cape Town ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Cape Town & Western Cape Tourism Recovery Plans; mobile payment solutions on services offered to SMMEs
18 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Departments of Economic Development and Tourism of the City of Cape Town (CoCT) and the Western Cape provincial government on their recovery plans for tourism in Cape Town and the Western Cape area. It was also briefed by Mobile ...