NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO 182
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 FEBRUARY 2015
Mr A M Figlan (DA) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:
1) With reference to the reply of the Minister of Communications to
question 1031 on 27 November 2014, what was the total amount that (a)
his department and (b) each of its entities (i) spent on and/or (ii)
budgeted for advertising for each month between 1 January 2013 and 31
July 2014, excluding expenditure transferred through the Department of
Communications for advertising;
2) does such figure for each month represent the (a) total value of
advertising that appeared in the media in that month, (b) amount paid
in that month for advertising that may have appeared previously or (c)
amount paid in advance for advertising that appeared at a later date;
3) in each specified case, what amount did (a) his department and (b)
each of its entities spend on advertising in (i) print, (ii) radio,
(iii) television, (iv) online and (v) outdoor;
(4) in each specified case, what is the breakdown of advertising by (a)
his department and (b) each of its entities in terms of (i) name of and
(ii) amount spent on each (aa) publication, (bb) radio station, (cc)
television station, (dd) website and (ee) billboards location in each
province? NW191E
REPLY
The period 1 January 2013 to 31 July 2014 covers three financial years,
namely FY2012/13, FY2013/14 and FY2014/15. For two of the financial years,
audited data is available on the spending on advertisements. These are
contained in the 2013/14 annual reports tabled in parliament for both the
Department and its entities.
For the Economic Development Department, the details are contained on page
126 of the annual report and indicates that the Department spent R15 766
000 during 2012/13 and R20 088 000 during 2013/14. Similar details may be
obtained in entity reports.
Details of spending for the new financial years will be available once
audited and included in the 2014/15 annual report to be tabled in
parliament during 2015.
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