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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill: SASRIA briefing
11 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the South African Special Risks Insurance Association (SASRIA) on the 2022 Second Adjustment Appropriations Bill.
Members were informed that due to the destruction of commercial properties during the July unrest in 2021, SASRIA had received a sharp ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
FFC Briefing: Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill
10 May 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Financial Fiscal Commission to receive a briefing on the 2022 Appropriation Bill and Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill. The consolidated fiscal framework outlined a consolidated budget deficit of six percent of Gross Domestic Product projected for 2022/23, narrowing to 4.2% in 2024/25. Debt servicing ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill: PBO assessment
4 May 2022
The purpose of the virtual meeting was for the Parliamentary Budget Office to provide an assessment of the Appropriation Bill. In answer to the Committee members questions, the PBO spoke about whether the allocations to specific departments were adequate for them to carry out their mandate; the effect of ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
3 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by National Treasury on the Appropriation Bill and the Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
National Treasury informed the Committee that the 2022 Budget continues to consolidate public finances while providing immediate support for the pandemic response, job creation and social protection. The ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2022 Division of Revenue Bill: Finalisation & Committee Report
22 Mar 2022
The Committee met to adopt consider and adopt the Committee Report on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill.
Members made amendments to the Report that:
-National Treasury come up with a mechanism to ensure the work contracted by government is equitably spread amongst service providers, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2022 Division of Revenue Bill: public hearings
16 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting the Committee held public hearings on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill. Two organisations presented oral submissions.
The Women on Farms Project said that despite significant gains in democratic South Africa, farmworkers remain poor, marginalised and vulnerable. Women farmworkers and dwellers remain landless, experience evictions, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2022 Division of Revenue Bill: SALGA Input
15 Mar 2022
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations with its comments on the Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB). It informed the Committee about its interventions to assist local municipalities in better managing their finances and paying off their debts. Members of the Committee raised ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2022 Division of Revenue Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission Input
9 Mar 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met on a virtual platform to hear a presentation by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on its submission concerning the 2022 Division of Revenue (DoR) Bill.
The presentation covered the following topics:
Background;
Fiscal framework and revenue proposals;
2022 Appropriation Bill;
2022 Division ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2022 Division of Revenue Bill: Parliamentary Budget Office Input
8 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
On a virtual platform, the Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill. Members heard that the Parliamentary Budget Office was established to support the Finance and Appropriations Committees in both Houses of ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: National Treasury briefing
2 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, National Treasury briefed the Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill.
Members heard that the national share of revenue declined at an annual average rate of 1%. Transfers to provinces increased at an average annual rate of 1.4%, with conditional grants growing faster than the ...