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Reply to PQ 27 - (a) What are the terms of reference of the SA Revenue Service’s tax inquiry into Bosasa and persons associated with Bosasa and (b) by what date is the inquiry expected to be completed;...? |
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Reply to PQ 36 - What amount is a certain person (name furnished) being paid? |
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Reply to PQ 39 - Whether the Public Affairs Research Institute has had any working relationship with the (a) National Treasury and/or (b) SA Revenue Service since 1 January 2010; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 41 - Whether (a) the National Treasury and (b) any entities reporting to him contracted the services of certain companies (details furnished); if so, what was the (i) total monetary value of the contract and (ii) duration of the contract? |
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Reply to PQ 57 - What has been the impact of the manipulation of the Rand by commercial banks such as ABSA on the economy, job creation and growth? |
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Reply to PQ 58 - (a) On what basis were the seven members of the panel selected to interview and recommend candidates for the position of the SA Revenue Service Commissioner and (b) were potential conflicts of interest taken into account before selecting members of the panel? |
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Reply to PQ 65 - What are the details of the noncore assets that are being considered for sale as announced in his 2019 Budget Speech on 20 February 2019? |
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Reply to PQ 68 - Whether, given the high failure rate of students studying at universities, the Government intends to take any steps to address the unsustainable quadrupling of the country’s student funding annual budget to R172 billion in 2022, which the World Bank predicts to pose a major economic risk; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 68 - What (a) is the estimated loss of tax revenue due to the illicit trade in tobacco products in the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18 financial years and (b) are the relevant details of all action taken by the SA Revenue Service (Sars) in order to ensure that all taxes on the trade in tobacco products in South Africa are paid;... |
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Reply to PQ 69 - With reference to the reply to question 2762 on 9 January 2019, what are the relevant details of the reasons why the Public Investment Corporation Social and Ethics Committee considered the matter of a R7,81 million home loan by VBS Mutual Bank (VBS) to the former President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Jacob G Zuma;... |
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Reply to PQ 79 - Whether he has appointed a special advisor since his appointment on 9 October 2018; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the name of each special advisor and (b) are the details of the major outputs of each special advisor to date;... |
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Reply to PQ 79 - Whether the Government’s gesture of goodwill not to provide for salary increases to Members of Parliament and provincial legislatures will extend to Members of the Executive in the 2019-20 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 79 - Has the National Treasury investigated the impact of the manipulation of the Rand by various commercial banks, in particular ABSA, as found by the Competition Commission; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings? |
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Reply to PQ 80 - What are the current gold reserves of the SA Reserve Bank;...? |
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Reply to PQ 81 - Whether, with reference to the reply of the former Minister of Finance to question 1086 on 19 May 2016, he has since learnt of any senior officials in the National Treasury and Finance Ministry that had met with any members of the Gupta family from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date...? |
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Reply to PQ 89 - Whether the Public Investment Corporation has shares in any of the independent power producer programmes; if so, (a) in which (i) bid window and (ii) project and (b) what is the (i) Rand value and (ii) overall percentage of the specified shares? |
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Reply to PQ 114 - Whether the SA Revenue Service levied fringe benefit tax on motor vehicles provided free of charge by branches of Government for private use to (a) Members of the Executive, (b) Members of Executive Councils, (c) Members of Mayoral Councils and/or (d) any other ...? |
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Reply to PQ 155 - Whether certain persons (name and details furnished) contributed to the National Treasury Economic Policy Paper titled Economic Transformation, inclusive growth, and competitiveness Towards an Economic Strategy for South Africa; if so, what was their role? |
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Reply to PQ 158 - (a) What steps have been taken to give effect to the recommendations of the Nugent Commission of Inquiry into Taxation and Governance by SARS and (b) what is the current status of the specified steps? |
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Reply to PQ 160 - (Whether, with reference to the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into Tax Administration and Governance by the SA Revenue Service (Sars), dated 11 December 2018, any progress has been made in holding Bain and Company to account for the role...? |
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Reply to PQ 161 - (1) What are the relevant details of any funding paid by the National Treasury from the Government to the SA Airways (SAA) from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019;...? |
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Reply to PQ 161 - Whether, with reference to the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into Tax Administration and Governance by the SA Revenue Service (Sars), dated 11 December 2018, the capacity of Sars to investigate tax non-compliance has been restored; if not, why...? |
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Reply to PQ 162 - (1) What are the relevant details of any funding paid by the National Treasury from the Government to Eskom from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019;...? |
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Reply to PQ 163 - (1) What are the relevant details of any funding paid by the National Treasury from the Government to the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) from 1 January2019 to 30 June 2019;...? |
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Reply to PQ 163 - Why was a certain person (name furnished) of the National Treasury present at the committee meeting of a certain political organisation (name furnished) during the weekend of 28-29 September 2019? |
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Reply to PQ 166 - Has the National Treasury found that the Government’s policy of fee-free higher education for the poor is fiscally sustainable? |
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Reply to PQ 169 - With reference to the report of the Standing Committee on Finance on the Venda Pension Fund published in the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports 172-2017 on 23 November 2017, has the plan submitted by his predecessor which sets clear timeframes for the implementation of the recommendations of the Public...? |
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Reply to PQ 173 - Whether the (a) import and/or (b) production of electric vehicles attract any additional (i) taxes or (ii) tariffs beyond the normal company tax and/or import duties levied by the Government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the (aa) purpose of ...? |
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Reply to PQ 178 - What steps is the National Treasury taking within its means to ensure the expedient realisation of the goals of the seven priority tasks regarding economic recovery as outlined by the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa? |
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Reply to PQ 244 - What has been the impact of manipulation of the Rand on revenue collection? |
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Reply to PQ 245 - Whether he has found that currency manipulation plays a role in illicit financial flows; if so,...? |
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Reply to PQ 280 - What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) the National Treasury and (ii) each of the entities reporting to him and (b) the specified briefings were compulsory? |
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Reply to PQ 296 - What are the full relevant details of the way in which the trustees of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) have fulfilled their fiduciary obligations with regard to the transactions entered into by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) on behalf of the GEPF with the (a) investments in Steinhoff and the eventual write-off of the investment,...? |
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Reply to PQ 300 - With reference to his reply to question 1578 on 4 July 2018 regarding the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and the Government Employees Pension Fund’s approval of a loan of R5 billion to Eskom, what are the due diligence criteria for PIC when a short-term loan is considered;...? |
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Reply to PQ 301 - Whether, in light of the envisaged and widely publicised principle of land and property expropriation without compensation, he has found that there are any economic indications that the specified principle has to date had any negative economic effect on the country’s economy; if not, what are the full relevant particulars as to why no data show any negative...? |
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Reply to PQ 302 - (1) What (a) total amount was (i) appropriated and (ii) disbursed from the National Revenue Fund to each state-owned entity (aa) in each of the past 10 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2019 and (b) are the details of the conditionalities attached to each disbursement in each case in each specified financial year;...? |
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Reply to PQ 339 - Whether, with reference to the reply to question 3485 on 19 December 2018, the qualifications of a certain person (name furnished) were ever verified; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 341 - In light of the fact that the Nugent Commission of Inquiry Into Tax Administration and Governance by the SA Revenue Service (Sars) completed its work and issued a final report on 14 December 2018, (a) on what legal basis is the Commission continuing to be active at Sars after completion it completed its work and (b) on what date was the official...? |
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Reply to PQ 388 - Whether the National Treasury will provide any financial assistance to the Sedibeng District Municipality to compensate for a R25 million operational deficit in its 2019-20 budget; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;...? |
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Reply to PQ 389 - Whether he has found that the West Rand District Municipality’s financial recovery plan will turn the municipality’s ailing finances around; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;...? |
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Reply to PQ 391 - (a) Which (i) national and (ii) provincial Government (aa) departments and (bb) entities did not submit their audited financial statements to the National Treasury since 1 April 2018 and (b) what were the reasons for the failure to submit audited financial statements in each case? |
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Reply to PQ 404 - Whether an estimation of the size of the illicit economy has been conducted; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the estimated size of the illicit economy and (b) what steps are being taken to tax the illicit economy effectively? |
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Reply to PQ 409 - Whether he would consider issuing appropriate regulations in terms of section 168(1) of the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, to ensure that payments by consumers for electricity from Eskom are placed in a separate ring-fenced account, in order to ensure that local authorities do not use it for other unauthorised expenditure? |
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Reply to PQ 437 - What are the details of the policy certainty that the Government has strengthened as alluded to in the 2019 Budget Review? |
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Reply to PQ 438 - Whether any plans have been put in place to increase the child support grant either in line with or above the poverty line; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 439 - Whether the Government’s reprioritisation of R33,4 billion over the 2019-2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework for service delivery and infrastructure development will take into account areas that have never had running water, such as Wards 8, 13, 14, 49 and 95 in Hammanskraal in Gauteng; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 453 - (a) On what date did the National Treasury last conduct an audit of artwork owned by Government which is under the curatorship of the National Treasury and (b) what are the details of each artwork under the curatorship of the National Treasury according to the Generally Recognised Accounting Practice 103; |
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Reply to PQ 464 - Whether the SA Reserve Bank served the Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank with any (a) notice, (b) directive and/or (c) other correspondence in terms of section 5 of the Mutual Banks Act, Act 124 of 1993, in the period 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2018; if so, (i) on what date was the correspondence sent, (ii) what was the nature of the...? |
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Reply to PQ 472 - (a) On what number of occasions has the National Treasury’s (i) email communication system been down, (ii) firewall been unstable and (iii) security systems been breached causing the National Treasury’s information systems to be accessed by unauthorised ...? |
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Reply to PQ 492 - Whether a State pension was paid into the bank account of a certain person (Name furnished) from 1992 to 2018; if not, why not; if so, (a) into which bank account(s) were the payments made and (b) was the specified person or her children able to access the payments? |
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Reply to PQ 561 - What amounts for transfer duties on properties were collected in the (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19 financial years? |
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Reply to PQ 564 - What (a) amount has been designated for the purposes of (i) creating jobs and (ii) addressing unemployment in the Government’s national budget for the 2019-20 financial year and (b) are the details of each programme and/or department or entity that will benefit from these designations? |
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Reply to PQ 565 - Why (a) was the Large Business Unit of the SA Revenue Service disbanded and (b) is the Unit being re-established? |
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Reply to PQ 566 - On what grounds is the National Treasury’s projection based that the country’s gross domestic product will grow by 1.5 percent in the 2019-20 financial year? |
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Reply to PQ 582 - Whether a certain person (name furnished) was requested to conduct a workshop for the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) management; if so, (a) was the specified person paid, (b) what amount was the specified person paid and (c) in what capacity was the specified...? |
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Reply to PQ 611 - Whether (a) the National Treasury and/or (b) any entity reporting to him contracted the services of a certain company (name and details furnished) in each of the past 10 financial years; if so, what (i) number of contracts were signed, (ii) was the date on which each contract was signed, (iii) was the duration of each contract, (iv) services did...? |
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Reply to PQ 616 - What (a) total amount has (i) the National Treasury and (ii) each of the entities reporting to him spent on (aa) cleaning, (bb) security and (cc) gardening services in the (aaa) 2017-18 and (bbb) 2018-19 financial years, (b) amount was paid to each service provider to provide ...? |
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Reply to PQ 619 - What is the estimated tax revenue lost over the past 10 financial years due to the illicit cigarette industry? |
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Reply to PQ 627 - Whether, with reference to his reply to question 3915 on 9 January 2019, the implementation of the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council resolution included employees in Programme One; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what total number of employees in Programme One (i) qualified and (ii) did not qualify and (b) for what reason? |
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Reply to PQ 640 - Whether the National Treasury and/or any entities reporting to him contracted the services of certain companies (details furnished) or any of their affiliated companies; if so, (a) what services did each company render, (b) what was the total monetary value of each contract, ...? |
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Reply to PQ 657 - What (a) is the current position regarding the introduction of rand-backed stablecoin cryptocurrency in the Republic and (b) are the full relevant details of the implications of the introduction of the rand-backed stablecoin to the world;...? |
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Reply to PQ 666 - Whether the Government entered into any agreement to assist the government of the Kingdom of eSwatini financially; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the financial assistance? |
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Reply to PQ 672 - Whether the National Treasury is actively considering to introduce the prescription of assets in the Republic; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the (i) relevant details and (ii) time frames;...? |
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Reply to PQ 740 - Whether the National Treasury hosted any event and/or function related to its 2019 Budget Vote debate; if so, (a) where was each event held, (b) what was the total cost of each event and (c) what is the name of each person who was invited to attend each event as a guest;...? |
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Reply to PQ 792 - (a) What amount was spent on advertising by (i) the National Treasury and (ii) state-owned entities reporting to him in the (aa) 2016-17, (bb) 2017-18 and (cc) 2018-19 financial years;...? |
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Reply to PQ 799 - What is the (a) total amount of each unclaimed (i) pension, (ii) funeral and (iii) investment benefit that is held by each (aa) private institution that is responsible for managing the assets and (b)(i) name of each specified institution and (ii) total amount owed in each case? |
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Reply to PQ 904 - (With reference to his reply to question 3072 on 22 January 2019, what are the details of the findings and recommendations of each forensic investigation and specialised performance audit listed in the reply? |
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Reply to PQ 933 - (a) What number of times has the duty rebate item (i) 406.01 and (ii) 540.01 of the Custom and Excise Tariffs of the SA Revenue Service been used (aa) in each of the past 10 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2019, (b) what was the total rebate paid and (c) to...? |
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Reply to PQ 934 - What (a) is the total amount of sovereign-guaranteed debt that was raised for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), (b) was the coupon and duration of the bonds and (c) amount has been paid on the bonds (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019;...? |
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Reply to PQ 952 - With reference to the reply of the Minister of Small Business Development to question 128 on 14 August 2019, (a) what is the breakdown of the current Rand value of invoices older than 30 days that are not paid by each provincial government and (b) which provincial department is the worst offender in each case? |
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Reply to PQ 956 - What has he found to be the reasons of the 10% decline in the 2017-18 unqualified audits without findings in comparison to the percentages of the past 10 years contained in the reports of the Auditor-General;...? |
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Reply to PQ 986 - With regard to conditional grants budgeted for (a) provincial and (b) municipal spheres of government in the past four financial years, what are the details of (i) each grant partially spent or not spent at all including the amount of each grant (aa) not paid to the provincial...? |
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Reply to PQ 995 - What (a) number of (i) disciplinary cases against staff members in the National Treasury are currently unresolved and (ii) officials are currently suspended, (b) is the age of each of the specified cases, (c) are the details of the cases against the officials currently and (d)...? |
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Reply to PQ 1001 - Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2507 on 9 October 2018, the Government signed any funding agreements and/or guarantees with China Development Bank after 2014; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) which state entities were involved,...? |
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Reply to PQ 1052 - Whether he can furnish Ms Z Majozi with a list of unregistered pension funds and/or pension schemes that are operating illegally in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;...? |
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Reply to PQ 1071 - With reference to the statement made by the National Treasury Deputy Director-General, Mr Ismail Momoniat, in a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance held on 7 September 2019, where he said that the SA Revenue Service needs an intrusive unit to...? |
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Reply to PQ 1072 - With reference to the statement by the Commissioner of the SA Revenue Service (SARS), Mr E Kieswetter, in a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance held on 17 September 2019, wherein he said that SARS had 4 000 recording devices in offices around...? |
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Reply to PQ 1073 - Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Security Agency (SSA) whereby the SSA would pay a portion of tax owed on source payments; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who from SARS...? |
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Reply to PQ 1074 - (1) Whether any employee of the SA Revenue Service (SARS) was in an in-depth interview with a certain newspaper (name furnished) with regard to its investigation into the illicit tobacco economy between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2014; if so, on what date was...? |
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Reply to PQ 1076 - Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) rented any offices in the Waterfall Park Area, Gauteng, in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2014; if so, (a) what was the purpose of the offices, (b) what amount did SARS pay anually to rent the offices and (c)...? |
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Reply to PQ 1077 - Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) approached a certain person (name furnished) with a financial offer in April 2014; if so, what (a)(i) was the purpose of the financial offer and (ii) was the amount offered to the specified person and (b) is the name of the SARS...? |
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Reply to PQ 1078 - Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) contracted a certain company (details furnished) in the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2014; if so, what (a) goods and/or services was the specified company contracted for, (b) total amount was the company paid...? |
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Reply to PQ 1111 - Whether he intends to review the Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Act, Act 97 of 1997, in order to reform intergovernmental relations; if not, why not; if so, what are the (a) timeframes and (b) further relevant details in this regard? |
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Reply to PQ 1165 - Whether the National Treasury incurred any costs related to the (a) inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 and (b) State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019; if so, in each case, (i)...? |
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Reply to PQ 1255 - What was the average turnaround time of his department’s services, including immigration and customs, pertaining to the (a) import and (b) export of goods at each port of entry in the Western Cape (i) in each of the past three years and (ii) since 1 January...? |
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Reply to PQ 1271 - Whether the National Treasury has conducted a thorough investigation into the accounting practice of provincial departments on classifying payments, in contravention of the National Treasury Classification Circular 21, to implementing agents for the procurement of assets...? |
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Reply to PQ 1274 - Whether a certain person (name furnished) is an employee of a certain company (name furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what date was he employed, (b) was the position advertised and (c) on what date was the post advertised;...? |
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Reply to PQ 1287 - Whether the National Treasury allocated additional funding to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate in order to pay investigators in terms of the SA Police Services Act, Act 68 of 1995; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant...? |
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Reply to PQ 1362 - Whether the National Treasury did business with certain (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (names and details attached) (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) on what date(s) did the National Treasury do business with...? |
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Reply to PQ 1401 - In view of his reply to question 934 on 9 October 2019, (a) what then is the justification of retaining the e-tolls project and (b) why is the fact that there is no money owed that is directly ascribable to the Gauteng Freeway Improvement District not supported by...? |
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Reply to PQ 1407 - With reference to (a) certain items (details furnished) in the period 1 April 2017 up to 31 March 2018 and (b) certain other items (details furnished) in the period 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018 on the Schedule of Specialised Audit Services’ Investigations and ...? |
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Reply to PQ 1408 - With reference to (a) certain items (details furnished) during the period 1 April 2017 up to 31 March 2018 and (b) another certain other item (details furnished) during the period 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018 on the Schedule of Specialised Audit Services’ Investigations and Performance Audits dated 26 October 2018 received from the National Treasury, in each case,...? |
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Reply to PQ 1526 - (a) What was the total cost of travel incurred by the National Treasury in bringing officials of the National Treasury to a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements,...? |
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