THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Question: 875
Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
What is the breakdown of expenditure in the Trade and Investment South
Africa programme by (a) economic sector and (b) province?
Response:
The Export Marketing and Investment Assistance scheme is aimed at partially
compensating South African exporters for costs incurred in respect of
activities aimed at developing export markets for South African products
and services as well as to recruit new foreign investment into the country.
As at year end 2013/2014 1084 companies were assisted as follows:
|Province |No of |Expenditure |Sector |Expenditure |
| |Companies | | | |
| |Assisted | | | |
|Eastern Cape|31 |R 3 252 |Aerospace, Rail & |R 18 547 |
| | |210.00 |Marine |633.90 |
|Free State |7 |R 732 370.00 |AgroProcessing |R 23 431 |
| | | | |859.88 |
|Gauteng |489 |R 53 216 |Automotives |R 5 353 |
| | |605.00 | |578.68 |
|KwaZulu - |110 |R 11 540 |Built Environment |R 525 694.50|
|Natal | |100.00 |Profession | |
|Limpopo |39 |R 4 091 |Business Process |R 310 279.06|
| | |490.00 |Outsourcing | |
|Mpumalanga |35 |R 3 671 |Capital Equipment |R 3 729 |
| | |850.00 | |777.77 |
|North West |15 |R 1 573 |Chemicals and |R 256 309.87|
| | |650.00 |Pharmaceuticals | |
|Northern |11 |R 1 154 |Creative |R 8 997 |
|Cape | |010.00 |Industries |090.75 |
|Western Cape|292 |R 32 549 |Electrotechnical |R 1 533 |
| | |335.00 | |766.84 |
|Inward |55 |R 1 941 |Metal Fabrication |R 3 114 |
| | |378.35 | |870.23 |
|Â |Â |Â |Multi- Sectoral |R 46 405 |
| | | | |447.98 |
|Â |Â |Â |Renewable Energy |R 1 516 |
| | | | |688.89 |
|TOTAL |1084 |R 113 722 |Â |R 113 722 |
| | |998.35 | |998.35 |