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Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefing
14 Nov 2019
The National Treasury briefed the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations on the 2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (DoRAB). They were told it proposed relatively small in-year adjustments in the allocation of funds to national, provincial and local government.
The Committees were briefed on the way in which the ...
Finance Standing Committee
2019 Revised Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals: public hearings
6 Nov 2019
The Finance Committees of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces held a joint public hearing to receive submissions on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) told the committees that it found the MTBPS “shockingly weak and inadequate". Government ...
Finance Standing Committee
2019 MTBPS: PBO & FFC briefing
5 Nov 2019
Members of the Finance and Appropriations Committees heard opposing views on what should be done to restore the country’s finances when they were briefed on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).
In its presentation, the FFC ...
Finance Standing Committee
2019 Pre-MTBPS: Parliamentary Budget Office briefing
29 Oct 2019
Video: Mboweni fields questions on mini-budget
Key Budget Documents MTBPS 2019
2019 MTBPS
Parliament’s Standing and Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations held a joint session during which they were briefed by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to be delivered by the ...
NCOP Appropriations
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: Committee Report
23 Oct 2019
The Eskom Appropriation Bill was adopted by the National Assembly (NA) on 22 October, and the Opposition party argued that the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) was being coerced into adopting the Bill so soon after the NA -- on the following day. It was submitted that the Bill process ...
NCOP Finance
State of Local Government Finances and Financial Management: National Treasury briefing
15 Oct 2019
National Treasury briefed the Select Committee on the state of local government and financial management as at 30 June 2018, and said there had been a decrease in clean audits. They bemoaned the lack of consequences for transgressions and irregularities. The environment had become more difficult for auditors and other ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Special Appropriation Bill: National Treasury on Eskom conditions; FFC submission on 2020-21 Division of Revenue
9 Oct 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations met for a briefing by the National Treasury on conditions attached to the Eskom Special Appropriation Bill. The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) also gave a briefing on its submission on the 2020-2021 Division of Revenue.
The National Treasury, during its presentation on ...
NCOP Finance
Money Bills and Related Matters Act: Parliamentary legal services & Parliamentary Budget Office briefings
8 Oct 2019
Money Bills Amendment Procedure And Related Matters Amendment Act
The Committee received two briefings on the Money Bills and Related Matters Act and how it relates to its work.
A Parliamentary Legal Advisor explained that the Money Bills and Related Matters Act of 2009 gives effect to section 77(3) of ...
NCOP Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: briefing & adoption; Eskom’s Section 16 of PFMA financial support
24 Jul 2019
National Treasury briefed the Committee on the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The 2019 Budget outlined the economic and fiscal measures to move the economy into a new trajectory and reduce long-term risks. Government’s central economic policy goal was to accelerate inclusive growth and create jobs. The main fiscal objective was to ...
NCOP Appropriations
Parliamentary Budget Office role; Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act
17 Jul 2019
The Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act No 9 of 2009 provides for the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office. The PBO briefed the Committee on its core functions:
- Undertaking research and analysis for the Standing and Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations;
- Providing reviews and ...