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Standing Committee on Appropriations
MTBPS & Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B28-15]: committee reports; DA proposal to amend Adjustments Appropriation Bill
25 Nov 2015
The Committee Report on the 2015 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement was adopted.
The Democratic Alliance submitted a proposal to amend the Adjustments Appropriation Bill, The motivation for the proposed amendment was the conviction that the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) could not fund the zero fee increase ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports: New Development Bank Special Appropriation Bill [B32-15]; Finance Bill [B31-15]; 2015 MTBPS; Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B28-15]
18 Nov 2015
During consideration of the New Development Bank (NDB) Special Appropriation Bill, the Democratic Alliance argued that the country could not afford the R2.2 billion first New Development Bank installment, due in January 2016. Within the context of the higher education funding crisis, it was advisable to use the R2.2 billion ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2015 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement; Finance Bill [B31-15]; New Development Bank Special Appropriation Bill [B32-15]: public hearings
11 Nov 2015
On the MTBPS, COSATU drew attention to certain core areas. Within the economic context, there was a 34% unemployment crisis and government needed to put in more effort to create jobs. COSATU noted that while some attempts appeared to have been made in respect of fighting corruption, it was concerned ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B27-2015]: consideration; Adjustments Appropriation Bill [28-2015]: hearing with Department of Public Works
10 Nov 2015
The Committee firstly discussed its draft Committee Report on the 2015 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. It was only four pages long and there were a few minor amendments of a technical nature proposed. The Report was adopted, but the DA asked that it be recorded that it reserved its ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
New Development Bank Special Appropriation Bill [B32-15]; Finance Bill [B31-15]: briefing; FFC submissions
6 Nov 2015
National Treasury said the New Development Bank (NDB) was established by an agreement between the governments of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS countries) with the purpose of mobilising alternative sources of financing, strengthening the cooperation among BRICS countries, and complementing existing efforts by other development partners and ...
Higher Education
University Funding & 2015 MTBPS: hearing with DHET & Council on Higher Education, with Minister
4 Nov 2015
A joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations and the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education heard submissions from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) on the funding of the higher education sector and the post-school education and training ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2015 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS): Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) briefing
28 Oct 2015
The meeting was for the presentation by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2015 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). The MTBPS was formulated against the backdrop of an economy that was vulnerable to negative domestic and external factors. Low, fragile growth was making it difficult to tackle ...
Finance Standing Committee
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) 2015: Minister of Finance briefing
22 Oct 2015
The Minister of Finance and a delegation from the National Treasury met with a joint committee comprising the Standing Committee on Finance, the Select Committee on Finance, the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committee on Appropriations. The National Treasury presented the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Rural Development and Land Reform & Health Departments 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance: hearing
2 Sep 2015
The National Department of Health (NDOH) and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) presented their first quarter 2015 expenditure and performance reports to the Committee. The NDOH reported that it had recorded an expenditure of R8.70 billion or 23.9% of the annual allocation in this quarter. Outstanding ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Alignment of spending outcomes with Programme of Action by Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; DPME 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
1 Sep 2015
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the progress report on the implementation of the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2014-2019, and on the Department’s expenditure and performance for the first quarter of the 2015/16 financial year.
The progress report spoke to the monitoring and ...