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Trade, Industry and Competition
Southern African Customs Union (SACU); with Minister of Finance & Deputy and Minister of Trade and Industry
11 Sep 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance and the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met jointly for a briefing by the Ministers of Finance and Trade & Industry, as well as the Deputy Minister of Finance, on the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
The Minister of Trade and Industry, highlighted that ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff matters: Mr Markus Jooste
5 Sep 2018
VIDEO: Steinhoff former CEO grilled in Parliament
The Standing Committee on Finance; the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa); the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry and; the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration met with the former Steinhoff CEO Mr Markus Jooste, on Steinhoff matters.
Mr Markus Jooste, ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff matter: Ben le Grange
29 Aug 2018
Former Steinhoff CFO to testify before Parliament
The Standing Committees on Finance; the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa); the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry and; the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration had a 10-hour oversight meeting on Steinhoff matters on Wednesday. The meeting included the Steinhoff ...
Finance Standing Committee
VAT Commission report
28 Aug 2018
The Committee met with VAT Panel for a briefing on its report. National Treasury, Fair Play Movement and the Budget Justice Coalition gave inputs.
The VAT Panel agreed upon core principles to guide its analysis and decision-making. As part of the consultative process, the Panel considered 2000 written inputs and ...
Finance Standing Committee
Taxation Laws & Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bills: public hearings; Steinhoff Committee Resolution
21 Aug 2018
The Committee adopted a resolution to summon the former Chief Executive Officer of Steinhoff, Mr Marius Jooste and the former Chief Financial Officer, Mr Ben la Grange, to give evidence before the relevant committees of Parliament about the nature, causes and consequences of the sudden collapse of Steinhoff’s share value ...
Finance Standing Committee
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Annual Report
15 Aug 2018
Government Departments & Entities 2016/17 Annual Reports
The Standing Committee on Finance met with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) for a briefing on their annual report and related issues.
SARB, in presenting, highlighted the macroeconomic overview and outlook. Global growth is accelerating but risks were also rising. During the second ...
Finance Standing Committee
PIC Amendment Bills: hearings
15 Aug 2018
The Committee held public hearings on the two Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bills. The Public Servants Association (PSA), the Public Service Collective Bargaining Council (PSCBC) and AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism made oral submissions.
The PSA opposed the provision that would require the PIC to consider certain matters when exercising ...
Finance Standing Committee
World Bank Report: An Incomplete Transition: Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
14 Aug 2018
The Committee met with the World Bank for a presentation of South Africa’s Systematic Country Diagnostic, based on the latter’s Report entitled: “An Incomplete Transition: Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa”.
The World Bank noted that South Africa’s transition remained incomplete as the legacy of exclusion persists, in ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Sector Summit preparations; PIC rationale for investment decisions; with Deputy Minister
5 Jun 2018
The Committee adopted a resolution on the closure to the public of the 16 May committee meeting on SAA. The Chairperson spoke about stakeholder response to the Committee Report on Financial Sector Transformation and publicising the Committee's recommendations in the build-up to the Financial Sector Summit in July. The private ...
Finance Standing Committee
VBS Mutual Bank and Capitec follow-up meeting
30 May 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance met for a follow-up briefing on Capitec and VBS Mutual Bank. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), National Treasury, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), the National Credit Regulator (NCR), and Capitec were in attendance and gave inputs.
Capitec explained that the bank had done its part ...