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National Council of Provinces (NCOP) - Minister's responses to Questions

	Reply to PQ 21 - Whether the National Treasury intends to amplify cost containment measures that were announced in 2013 (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?	(71kb)
	Reply to PQ 23 - (1) Whether monthly statements regarding the allocation of funds to the Lejweleputswa District Municipality for the Winnie Mandela House Museum in Brandfort were received in terms of Condition 4.2 of Schedule 1 of the Free State Provincial Gazette No. 407/2008; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;..?	(66kb)
	Reply to PQ 41 - Whether any of the state-owned entities is not economically viable on its own; if so, (a) what mechanisms are in place to turn such entities to (i) profitability and (ii) not depend on taxpayer’s money and (b) what are the further relevant details?	(13kb)
	Reply to PQ 42 - (1) Whether the current process of appointing (a) the Chairperson and (b) Board members of the Public Investment Corporation should be revised; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;..?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 206 - Whether his department has awarded any tender contracts to certain companies name furnished) in the past five financial years; if so, (a) what was the nature and/or purpose of the contracts in each case and (b) what was the cost of each contract?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 248 - Whether the National Treasury has considered to have value-added tax exemption on sanitary towels; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?	(73kb)
	Reply to PQ 262 - Whether the Davis Tax Committee recommendations regarding the appointment of a Tax Commissioner are appropriate; if not, why not; if so, what steps have been undertaken to ensure that such recommendations are considered for adoption?	(52kb)
	Reply to PQ 264 - Whether he will reduce (a) budget deficit and (b) government spending; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?	(21kb)
	Reply to PQ 290 - What different actions is the National Treasury taking in order to make sure that the budgeted funds from the School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant (details furnished) are spent in their entirety and not only 55% as was the case in the 2016/17 financial year?	(19kb)
	Reply to PQ 291 - How much improvement will the R400 billion infrastructure fund to be allocated to the Presidency contribute to the Gross Domestic Product in the short term;...?	(22kb)
	Reply to PQ 294 - What mechanisms are in place to (a) assist provinces with adjusting budgets accordingly in light of the current fiscal crisis and (b) mitigate the long-term fallout that results from their incapacity to do this adequately?	(21kb)
	Reply to PQ 295 - Whether the National Treasury has instructed all municipalities to adopt a Standardised Reporting Format; if not, why not; if so, (a) for what purpose and (b) what is the final date for implementation;...?	(13kb)
	Reply to PQ 296 - What measures other than the earmarked conditional grants have been implemented in order to improve service delivery among municipalities;...?	(142kb)
	Reply to PQ 299 - (a) How many public representatives have been audited by the SA Revenue Service in each tax year since 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many have been audited in each political party in each of the said years?	(66kb)
	Reply to PQ 321 - Whether the Government has calculated the cost of fruitless and wasteful public expenditure in the past financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;...?	(33kb)
	Reply to PQ 366 - (a) What mechanisms are in place for the National Treasury to monitor funds (i) that are transferred and (ii) spent by state-owned enterprises in accordance with the Appropriation Bill to ensure that they become profitable, (b) to what extent have they been successful in...?	(121kb)