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Reply to PQ 158: Whether the Pension Redress Programme by Government Employees Pension Fund is still ongoing; if not, why not; if so, what is the total number of applications that,...? |
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Reply to PQ 183: Considering that, in the recent budget speech on 24 February 2024, he indicated that the National Treasury will access R500 billion in the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Fund to help reduce the,...? |
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Reply to PQ 209: (a) What are the collection rates of SA Revenue Service for the (i) 2019-2020, (ii) 2020-2021, (iii) 2021-2022, (iv) 2022-2023 and (v) 2023-2024 financial years compared to each year's annual collection targets and (b) how does the revenue,...? |
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Reply to PQ 210: What is the total number of (a)(i) individuals and (ii) companies that currently owe the SA Revenue Service amounts exceeding R10 million and (b) foreign nationals found to have breached the Republic’s tax laws? |
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Reply to PQ 337: What is the total (a) number of officials from the National Treasury who attended the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and (b) breakdown of the cost incurred in each case? |
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Reply to PQ 377: Whether, given the growing concern about the Republic’s fiscal sustainability and the increasing burden of national debt on the economy, he will provide a detailed account of the current total national debt of the...? |
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Reply to PQ 412: What is the (a) total number of staff employed and/or provided as Ministerial support in (i) his and (ii) the Deputy Ministers’ private offices and (b)(i) job title, (ii) annual remuneration package and (iii) highest level of academic;...? |
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Reply to PQ 418: Whether departments that committed fraudulent activities that were reported in the Independent Forensic Investigation findings by Open Water on 6 December 2022 regarding Thembelihle Local Municipality;...? |
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Reply to PQ 431: (a) What progress has been made towards (i) the implementation, (ii) an update and/or (iii) improvement of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003), Circular 88 in local government, (b) what successes could be;...? |
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Reply to PQ 484: What steps is the National Treasury taking to ensure fair competition in the insurance sector, specifically addressing the monopolistic practices of (a) Sanlam and (b) Santam;...? |
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Reply to PQ 485: Whether the National Treasury has conducted any assessments on the economic impact of Santam’s and Sanlam’s monopolistic practices on marginalised communities; if not, why not; if so, (a) what were the,...? |
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Reply to PQ 574: (a) What steps has the National Treasury taken to investigate and address the anti-competitive practices of Santam, as highlighted by the Competition Commission and (b) how does the National Treasury intend,...? |
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Reply to PQ 575: Whether any sanctions and/or penalties have been imposed on Santam for their anti-competitive behavior; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;...? |
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Reply to PQ 649: What steps has the National Treasury taken to ensure compliance by (a) private security companies and (b) municipalities with Section 13A of the Pension Funds Act, Act 24 of 1956, which obligates the specified entities to make the;...? |
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Reply to PQ 650: Given that the financial sector transformation is one of the critical pillars for the creation of an inclusive economy with increased black ownership and noting the discriminatory practices in the banking system in (a) accessing affordable home;...? |
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Reply to PQ 660: (a) How does the National Treasury plan to address the potential impact of rising US interest rates on the debt servicing costs and (b) what strategies are implemented to reduce the exposure of the Republic to currency fluctuations in the long term? |
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Reply to PQ 684: Whether he is able to guarantee that the increase in the public sector wage bill will not exceed the amount budgeted for in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 693: Whether he has found that section 72 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, only allows the accounting officers of a municipality to recommend whether an adjustment budget is necessary when they have assessed,...? |
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Reply to PQ 694: Considering the fourth strategy of building state capacity that he mentioned in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, whereas Operation Vulindlela champions privatisation of state enterprises, (a) how does he envisage to build,...? |
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Reply to PQ 695: Considering that there are 12 million unemployed persons in the Republic, yet in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement he spoke of the introduction of the eVisa as one of the achievements of Operation Vulindlela, (a) how will,...? |
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Reply to PQ 705: Whether he will furnish Mr J N de Villiers with a (a) list and (b) full description of all events planned by the National Treasury to take place before 29 May 2024 in celebration of the 30 years of democracy in the Republic, including the (i) projected,...? |
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Reply to PQ 748: Whether any sanctions and/or penalties have been imposed on Santam for their anti-competitive behavior; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;...? |
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Reply to PQ 755: How does the National Treasury intend to equip South Africans with the knowledge and/or support needed to make a critical decision on their pension and withdrawals in terms of the two-pot retirement system?,...? |
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Reply to PQ 789: Considering that the mandate of the National Treasury is, amongst others, to support the optimal allocation and utilisation of financial resources in all spheres of government to reduce poverty and vulnerability among most marginalised,...? |
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Reply to PQ 792: What is (a) the current status of the development of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) and (b) the total amount that has been spent on the IFMS since 2005 when the project was initiated? |
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Reply to PQ 803: Whether the National Treasury has commissioned any studies and/or investigations to determine the effectiveness of the Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) under its custodianship in addressing pressing socio-economic challenges in the Republic;...? |
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Reply to PQ 804: What is the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Impropriety at the Public Investment Corporation to address;...? |
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Reply to PQ 809: Whether the National Treasury promulgates a standardised rate and/or amount to feed (a) an inmate and (b) a Member of Parliament per day; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what is the standardised rate or amount in each case? |
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Reply to PQ 810: What is the total amount that the Government across all spheres is banking with all the banks in the Republic, besides the SA Reserve Bank;? |
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Reply to PQ 811: Considering that the financial sector declares year-on-year profits in a State where the economy is not growing, and with high levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality which have widened in the past 15 years, what (a) total...? |
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Reply to PQ 814: With reference to his reply to question to 2088 on 27 September 2021, wherein he indicated that the National Treasury is working on amending the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA), and in view of the fact that;...? |
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Reply to PQ 815: Whether, following the correspondence he received from the Economic Freedom Fighters that indicated that the report of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority indicates that 2 224 private security companies have failed to make;...? |
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Reply to PQ 835: What has (a) been the progress on the implementation of the Public Procurement Act, Act 28 of 2024, and (b) he found to have been its impact on transparency and accountability? |
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Reply to PQ 851: Whether he has found that the Republic can do away with a regime of high interest rates; if not, (a) what is the position in this regard and (b) who are the officials that he has appointed as his advisers on the interest;...? |
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Reply to PQ 852: Whether he will implement the groupthink strategy in the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank that may have a bearing on the decisions of the committee; if not, will he broaden the committee to include professional;...? |
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Reply to PQ 853: Whether he has found that there is a problem with the macroeconomic framework of the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) steps has he taken to address the challenge, (b) are the time;...? |
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Reply to PQ 910: Whether, as a matter of course and norm in other countries, he will furnish Mr M M Mdluli with the (a) Prudential Authority BA 100 and BA 120 returns and (b)(i) Liquidity Coverage Ratio and (ii) Net Stable Funding Ratio for each of the...? |
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Reply to PQ 986: Whether he has been informed that private insurance companies are making huge profits from the two-pot retirement system and the workers are at a more disadvantaged position due to the high costs charged by the private insurance...? |
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Reply to PQ 989: In what way has he found that the procurement capability of the State contributed to (a) transformation in the economy and (b) industrialisation in any sector? |
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Reply to PQ 990: What total (a) amount in State incentives, such as tax cuts and direct investment, has been put into the automobile industry and (b) number of jobs has this resulted in? |
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Reply to PQ 991: (1) In light of the judgment by the Bloemfontein High Court which has ordered the Mafube Local Municipality to repay R38 million of pension contributions it deducted from employees but never transferred the contributions...? |
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Reply to PQ 1083: Considering the budgetary deficit and high debt levels, what cost-cutting measures will he introduce in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement to reduce luxury spending items that include perks and benefits for Ministers,...? |
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Reply to PQ 1083: Essack _ NW1326E - Annex - National Treasury Instruction No 1 of 2024-2025 Revised Cost Containment Measures...? |
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Reply to PQ 1108: Whether, in light of municipalities spending R1,3 billion on consultants, he intends reducing such costs by (a) establishing stricter guidelines on consultant fees, (b) enhancing transparency in procurement, (c) increasing capacity...? |
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Reply to PQ 1111: Whether a certain company (name furnished) is registered with the National Treasury as a service provider; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,...? |
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Reply to PQ 1200: What is the total amount for the municipalities in each province that incurred (a) irregular, (b) fruitless and wasteful and (c) unauthorised expenditure in the (i) 2022-23 and (ii) 2023-24 financial years;...? |
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Reply to PQ 1215: Whether he will furnish Mr M M Mdluli with a copy and/or details of the review of the SA Customs Union agreement, after negotiations in April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
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Reply to PQ 1255: With reference to the notable increase in the current financial year in the total number of invoices that are not settled within the 30-day stipulated period by government departments, and noting the impact of the delay to small and medium-sized enterprises...? |
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Reply to PQ 1287: Whether the SA Policy Education Initiative, which is a non-profit organisation with registration number 305-228, is registered as a Public Benefit Organisation with the SA Revenue Service in terms of section 18A of the Income Tax Act, Act 58 of 1962; if not...? |
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Reply to PQ 1288: (1) What is the current tax gap estimated to be;(2) whether he has found that the SA Revenue Service (SARS) is currently adequately funded; if not, what (a) is the estimated underfunding and (b) steps will he take to ensure that SARS is adequately funded; if so, what informs his...? |
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Reply to PQ 1290: What (a) steps must the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality undertake to ensure that (i) it complies with the Public Procurement Act, Act 28 of 2024 and (ii) businesses that were blacklisted by the municipality are included in the...? |
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Reply to PQ 1372: Whether, considering the rising inequality and the high unemployment rate that have compelled the Government to introduce additional grant schemes to provide relief, while the bloated public sector wage bill is constraining the...? |
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Reply to PQ 1473: Whether the implementation of Operation Vulindlela led to the sale of state-owned assets; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what estimated total amount will be raised through the selling of state-owned assets...? |
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Reply to PQ 1474: Whether any progress has been made with the launch of the Republic’s Sovereign Wealth Fund; if not, why not; if so, what (a) total amount has been allocated towards the specified fund, (b) are the sources of the fund and (c) will the fund finance? |
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Reply to PQ 1475: (1) What has he found to have been the effectiveness of transversal contracts;(2) whether any allegations of corruption and extortion against departmental officials responsible for transversal contracts have been brought to his...? |
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Reply to PQ 1484: Whether the National Treasury, on behalf of the SA Police Service, has entered into an agreement with BMW SA for the supply of official vehicles for the Ministers, Deputy Ministers and the VIP Protection Services; if not, what is the...? |
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Reply to PQ 1634: Whether he intends implementing all the recommendations of the Special Investigating Unit report regarding the Integrated Financial Management System project; if not, (a) which recommendations will not be carried out and...? |
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Reply to PQ 1664: What total amount has been spent to bail out SA Airways (SAA) since the U-turn made by the then Minister of Public Enterprises on reversing the Takatso deal on SAA? |
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Reply to PQ 1665: (a) In the past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2024, what has (i) been done with the Public Office Bearers Pension Fund surplus money and (ii) the money been used on? |
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Reply to PQ 1678: What (a) is the length of the contract of a certain official (name and details furnished) at the National Treasury and (b) total amount is the specified official being remunerated for the role? |
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Reply to PQ 1979: Following his presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Finance after the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, in which he indicated that the implementation of the plans he tabled will likely be to tackle poverty and...? |
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Reply to PQ 2103: What measures is the National Treasury considering to (a) reduce the cost of living and (b) support poor and middle-strata households? |
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Reply to PQ 2114: Whether, in view of the Eskom Municipal Debt Relief Programme that is championed by the National Treasury, and considering that municipal debt to water boards and Eskom is a significant financial challenge which is severely...? |
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Reply to PQ 2115: With reference to the placement of the Republic on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List in 2023, which significantly impacted the Republic’s standing and considering the delays that the National Treasury is expecting in...? |
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Reply to PQ 2118: Whether the National Treasury will initiate an impartial investigation into the allegations linking a certain person (name and details furnished) to VBS bank in view of the allegations concerning a bribe to the person to withdraw a circular...? |
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Reply to PQ 2119: With reference to (a) the increase in the ratio of citizens to public servants as stated in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), leading to heightened pressure on civil servants and services with the Republic’s average...? |
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Reply to PQ 2120: On what number of occasions in the past five years has the actual public sector wage increase exceeded the amount tabled in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement or the National Budget? |
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Reply to PQ 2125: In light of the fact that the Minister of Basic Education, Ms S Gwarube, has requested a meeting with him, alongside Education Members of the Executive Council from various provinces, what were the outcomes of the discussions, particularly with regard to (a) securing additional funding to offset immediate...? |
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