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Finance Standing Committee
Accounting Standards Board & Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors: Briefings on roles and mandates
16 Jul 2014
The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) and Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRB) gave briefings to explain their respective roles and functions, their contribution to the economy and their alignment to the National Development Plan (NDP). The ASB noted that its main mandates were to promote transparency in, and effective financial ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Report on Department of Trade and Industry 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee met for the consideration and adoption of the Draft Report on Budget Vote 36 of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The Committee interrogated the report page by page, making comments in terms of its substantive content. Members noted challenges of coordination, not only in all ...
Finance Standing Committee
National Treasury, SARS & Statistics South Africa 2014 Strategic Plan: briefing, with Minister of Finance in attendance
2 Jul 2014
The Standing Committee on Finance received briefings from the Department of Finance, the South African Revenue Service and Statistics South Africa on their 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans.
The Minister of Finance said the economy was growing at a moderate pace and performing below expectations. The projected growth ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on Department of Trade and Industry 2014 Strategic Plan; Legacy Report
1 Jul 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the Strategic Overview of the Department of Trade and Industry Priorities; The Department of Trade and Industry’s 2014/15-2016/2017 Annual Performance Plan and the Legacy Report of the Department of Trade and Industry. The Minister of the Department of Trade and ...
Finance Standing Committee
Budget Vote Process, Sector Analysis, Legacy Report: briefing by Parliamentary Budget Office & Committee Staff
1 Jul 2014
The Committee Secretary briefed the Committee on the PBO’s legislative mandate, its core functions, its structure, the scope of its work and how it reported to Parliament.
Members wanted to know what was planned regarding the Money Bills Amendment Act. They commented on the lack of oversight on some entities ...
Finance Standing Committee
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
The Standing Committee on Finance met for the first time to elect its Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Mr Yunus Carim (ANC) was nominated and seconded, without any objection, as the Chairperson of the Committee.
Mr Carim asked the Members to introduce themselves in order to ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met briefly to elect a Chairperson for the Committee. The election process was presided over by the Committee Secretary, Mr Andre Hermans. There was a unanimous decision to elect Ms J Fubbs (ANC) as Committee Chairperson.