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NCOP Appropriations
‘Back to Basics’ and support provided to municipalities: COGTA, Treasury, Salga and FFC workshop
23 May 2018
There were four briefings to the Select Committee on Appropriations on the progress made with the ‘Back to Basics’ programme, and the support provided to municipalities. The presentations were made by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), the National Treasury (NT), the South African Local Government Association ...
NCOP Appropriations
Early Childhood Development Grant Quarter 4 performance: hearing
16 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the National Treasury and the National Department of Social Development, and received submissions from the Eastern Cape, the North West Province and the Northern Cape, on the Early Childhood Development Conditional Grant.
National Treasury (NT) focused on the purposes of the grant, whether those purposes ...
NCOP Finance
Eastern Cape 2017/18 expenditure outcomes: Provincial Treasury
15 May 2018
The National Treasury provided the Committee with the preliminary outcomes of the Eastern Cape’s 2017/18 provincial expenditure as at 31 March 2018. Medico-legal claims remained the biggest risk for the Department of Health (DoH). There was a need for consequence management for general wrongdoing and medical negligence. The DoH was ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: final mandates
1 May 2018
The National Treasury briefed the Committee on the responses to recommendations contained in the negotiating mandates of provincial legislatures. Several provinces had raised concerns about the state of provincial roads and funding for maintenance and improvement. There were concerns about the equitable share and the criteria used to determine it. ...
Finance Standing Committee
Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws (“VAT”) Bill: briefing & public hearings; Davis Tax Committee
25 Apr 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance, jointly with the Select Committee on Finance, held public hearings on the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill.
National Treasury highlighted that the Rates Bill was published on Budget Day and dealt with key rate monetary threshold changes, and more complex ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill [B2-2018]: negotiating mandates
24 Apr 2018
The Select Committee of Appropriations met to consider the provincial negotiating mandates on the Division of the Revenue Bill by the nine South African Provinces. Eight out of the nine provinces voted in favour of the Bill; the Western Cape voted against the Bill. North West had held its meeting ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: Kagiso Trust & Equal Education submissions & Treasury response
17 Apr 2018
Key focus areas for Kagiso Trust included support early child development (ECD), emerging farmers, and emerging businesses in construction, real estate and agriculture. Kagiso motivated for ease of state partnerships with non profit organizations (NPOs), as it related to opportunities for access to grants for co-funding partnerships with the state ...
NCOP Appropriations
2018 Division of Revenue Bill: National Treasury briefing, Financial Fiscal Commission & SALGA submission
20 Mar 2018
The Committee received input from National Treasury, the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the 2018 Division of Revenue Bill.
The National Treasury briefing focussed on the consultative Division of Revenue Bill process that involved many stakeholders like the Budget Council (Finance Minister ...
Finance Standing Committee
2018 Budget: Parliamentary Budget Office & FFC briefing
27 Feb 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance and Standing Committee on Appropriations, together with the Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations met with the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), and the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) for 2018 Budget discussions.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) stated that three key ...
Finance Standing Committee
2018 Budget: Treasury briefing; Minister & Deputy Minister of Finance Input
22 Feb 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2018 State of the Nation Address
The Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Appropriations, together with the Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations were briefed on the 2018 Budget by the National Treasury in the presence of the Minister of Finance.
The Minister ...