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NATIONAL ASSEMBLYÂ
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 2435
DATE OF QUESTION: 02 SEPTEMBER 2011
2435. Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional
Development:
What amount was (a) claimed by and (b) paid to (i) him and (ii) his
deputy minister for subsistence and travel in each month in the 2010-11
financial year?
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REPLY:-
The Honourable Member is hereby informed that the payments indicated below,
which arose from traveling outside of the Republic of South Africa on
necessary, official business, were paid in respect of subsistence and
travel expenditure in accordance with the Public Service Rules and
Regulations, as determined by Department of Public Service and
Administration (DPSA).
In this regard, I wish to indicate to the Honourable Member that I have
been informed that the following amounts were claimed and paid, namely:
|Month |(i) Minister |(ii) Deputy Minister |
| |(a) Claimed |(b) Paid |(a) Claimed |(b) Paid |
|April 2010 |- |- |- |- |
|May 2010 |- |- |R7,433.09 |R5,946.48 |
|June 2010 |- |- |R5,689.36 |R5,354.53 |
|July 2010 |- |- |R7,299.46 |R6,324.34 |
|August 2010 |R4,599.04 |R3,679.24 |- |- |
|September 2010|- |- |- |- |
|October 2010 |R1,676.51 |R1,450.32 |R3,705.48 |R3,858.36 |
|November 2010 |- |- |R1,818.76 |R1,441.91 |
|December 2010 |- |- |- |- |
|January 2011 |- |- |- |- |
|February 2011 |- |- |- |- |
|March 2011 |- |- |- |- |
|TOTAL: |R6,275.55 |R5,129.56 |R25,946.15 |R22,925.62 |
I wish to also indicate that my Department ensures that mechanisms are in
place to ensure that these expenses are dealt within the requirements of
the Public Service Rules and Regulations. Consequently it can be seen from
the table above that the amounts claimed differ from the amounts paid. The
reason for the difference in the amounts claimed and paid is mainly because
when the administrative support in the Ministry compiles the claims, there
may be differences in the rates applicable that still have to be corrected.
It should be noted that all claims, once submitted, are again scrutinised
by the Finance Division, in order to ensure that the correct exchange
rates, taxes and updated tariffs, in accordance with the DPSA Circulars for
official visits abroad, are used. Subsequent to the verification process
by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, these claims may,
understandably, differ from the original claims submitted.Â