Committee Fourth Quarter Expenditure Report
Budget Committee on Appropriation
05 June 2007
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JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
5 JUNE 2007
COMMITTEE FOURTH QUARTER EXPENDITURE REPORT:
Co-Chairpersons: Ms L Mabe (ANC)
Mr B Mkhaliphi (ANC,
Mpumalanga)
Documents handed out:
Research
report on Expenditure in the Fourth Quarter
Audio Recording
of the Meeting
SUMMARY:
The Committee considered the first fifteen pages of the Fourth Quarter
Expenditure Report. Concerns were raised with expenditure by the Departments of
Home Affairs, Sports and Recreation, Arts and Culture and water Affairs and
Forestry. Due to time constraints, the remainder of the Report would be
discussed at the next meeting. The Committee also discussed its travel
arrangements for the upcoming budget analysis workshop. Members expressed their
dissatisfaction at the fact that Parliament has never presented its budget vote
to this Committee. Minutes of previous Committee meetings were adopted, with
amendments.
MINUTES
Committee Fourth Quarter Expenditure Report
Mr Abdullah Ganief, Parliamentary Researcher, took the Committee through
the first 15 pages of the Report.
The Committee requested its Secretary, Mr Perran Hahndiek, to write a letter to
the Department of Home Affairs as that Department had not maintained contact
with the Committee.
The Committee was not satisfied with the reasons for late expenditure by the
Department of Public Enterprises, who stated that they only received funds in
the middle of the financial year.
Major concerns were raised regarding the Department of Home Affairs. The main
issues were the inability of the Department to retain employees and its poor
service delivery, especially as the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup loomed.
Ms Mabe suggested that the investigation that was conducted by the Home Affairs
task force was very important, and a speedy report back from the task team was
required before the Committee and the Department of Home Affairs could meet for
constructive dialogue.
Ms Robinson suggested an impromptu visit to a branch of the Department of Home
Affairs to experience and investigate the problems within the Department. Members
unanimously agreed.
Mr Ganief noted that the Department of Sports and Recreation South Africa was
identified as an ‘end of year spender’, and it has been identified that the
department still has vacancies to fill.
The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry was to write a letter to the
Committee explaining reasons for its under spending, as the Research unit was
unable to obtain the relevant information.
The Committee was very alarmed by the ‘drastic’ overspending by the Department
of Arts and Culture and that of Parliament, especially as no information was
provided on the spending habits of Parliament. The Committee asked for
transparency and accountability when it came to Parliamentary overspending.
Due to time constraints, Ms Mabe had to halt further discussions on the Report,
as other items on the agenda needed consideration.
Upcoming Budget Analysis Workshop
Ms Mabe further recommended that pressure should be applied on Parliament to
appear before the Committee to discuss issues surrounding the Budget Analysis
Workshop.
Mr Mkhaliphi voiced disgruntlement at the fact that Parliament has never
presented its Budget Vote to the Committee, nor to Parliament’s Oversight and Accountability
Committee.
Adoption of minutes
The Committee adopted the minutes of its meetings on 8,11,15 and 18 May, with
amendments.
The meeting was adjourned.
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