(b) No request for funding has been received by National Treasury from SAA.
(c) NT has been informed that the SAA Board is still consulting on aspects of the
proposed expansion of the existing partnership with Emirates.
2. The question regarding the R2.59 billion loss in 2013/14 should be referred to the Minister of Public Enterprises who was the Executive Authority responsible for SAA over that period.
In total R14.4 billion of guarantees have been provided to SAA and a total of R2.293 billion
in funding has been transferred to SAA since 2007. This information is reported in the
Estimates of National Expenditure and the Budget Review.
Oxford Economics under took a study on the economic benefits arising from SAA’s long-haul international routes during 2014. According to the study, there was a direct contribution of
R350 million to South African GDP, around R800 million extra was generated in tax revenue and 5000 jobs were supported. In addition, the study estimated that, through SAA’s international operations, R5.9 billion was added to GDP in the tourism sector supporting 27000 jobs. The study did not estimate the further positive benefits arising from SAA’s operations for trade, nor did it look at the impact of SAA’s domestic and regional operations.