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NCOP Appropriations
Urban Settlements Development Grant 2016/17 performance: Department of Human Settlements briefing, with Minister
30 May 2017
The Select Committee on Appropriations was told that the National Development Plan (NDP) emphasised the need for urban reform in order to overcome the legacy of apartheid. The Minister of Finance had indicated that expenditure for the advancement of human settlements would be increased by 8%, and would reach an ...
NCOP Finance
Financial Sector Regulation Bill & Committee Report on Bill: adoption
10 May 2017
The Committee met for the formal consideration and adoption of the Committee Report on the Financial Sector Regulation Bill.
Members firstly considered the “C” version of the Bill where the focus was specifically on the constitutionality of clause 137. National Treasury was of the view that the entire Bill was ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill [B4-2017]: final mandates
9 May 2017
Final mandates on the Division of Revenue Bill were received from eight provinces and they all approved the Bill. The outstanding mandate was from Free State, which was only going to consider its mandate later that day.
The draft Committee Report on the Division of Revenue Bill was considered ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill [B4-2017]: negotiating mandates
3 May 2017
The Select Committee of Appropriations met to consider the negotiating mandates on the Division of Revenue Bill. All 9 provincial legislatures supported the bill; however the delegates voiced concern about specific issues. Three key issues emerged: first, a general concern regarding the equitable share formula; second, the requirement of additional ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill [B4-2017]: SALGA submission; Committee Report on Western Cape oversight & Programme
14 Mar 2017
Transformation of the local government sector had to focus on coordination between the three spheres and better planning, resource allocation and management within the sector. The SA Local Government Association (SALGA) had resolved to find alternative revenue instruments to enhance the financial viability of municipalities, to find measures to deal ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill B4-2017: National Treasury & Financial and Fiscal briefing
10 Mar 2017
National Treasury briefed the Joint Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2017. The brief focused on the background to the Bill, overview of the division of revenue for the 2017 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, responses to recommendations on the Bill, changes to clauses of the Bill, provincial allocations and ...
Finance Standing Committee
2017 Budget: public hearings
1 Mar 2017
The joint Committee meeting entailed presentations from various firms and organisations on the 2017/18 budget. All delegates expressed concern about government spending and many said that the heavy reliance on direct, personal and corporate tax was unsustainable. COSATU and NEHAWU were unhappy with the lack of a clear plan to ...
NCOP Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B16-2016] & Finance Bill [B21-2016]: consideration; Committee Report on MTBPS
8 Dec 2016
Report of the meeting to follow.
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill; Finance Bill: briefing by National Treasury
1 Dec 2016
National Treasury briefed a joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations on the 2016 Adjustments Appropriations Bill and the 2016 Finance Bill.
Members were informed about the different aspects of the Adjustments Appropriations Bill, which included unforeseeable and unavoidable expenditure, virements, roll-overs, self-financing expenditure, and declared unspent ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B15-2016]: final mandates
29 Nov 2016
Documents handed out:
Final Mandates [awaited]
Committee Minutes
Committee Report on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
Eight Provincial Legislatures submitted final mandates and voted in support of the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. The Eastern Cape Legislature had not deliberated ...