Question NW3345 to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
20 November 2018 - NW3345
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
What (a) is the quantum of irregular, unlawful and wasteful expenditure incurred by (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him in the past three financial years and (b) percentage of the total budget of (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him does it constitute?
Reply:
DAFF
(a)(i) 2015/16: R 829 000
2016/17: R2 806 000
2017/18: R5 479 000
(b)(i) 2015/16: Total budget: R6 408 750 - percentage: 0.01%
2016/17: Total budget: R6 514 965 - percentage: 0.04%
2017/18: Total budget: R6 847 034 - percentage: 0.08%
NAMC
No Irregular expenditure, unlawful and wasteful expenditure were incurred by NAMC for the past three years.
MLRF
|
Financial year |
Fruitless and Wasteful |
Irregular |
Budget |
% Fruitless & Wasteful |
% Irregular |
|
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
|
2015/16 |
225 |
12 772 |
537 276 |
0.04% |
2.38% |
|
2015/17 |
1 274 |
103 400 |
511 280 |
0.25% |
20.22% |
|
2015/18 |
2 336 |
172 281 |
558 841 |
0.42% |
30.83% |
PPECB
|
Wasteful expenditure |
FY 2018 |
FY 2017 |
FY 2016 |
|
Changes in travel arrangements (cancellations, rescheduling) |
9,112 |
4,278 |
16,000 |
|
Charges for late payments to suppliers |
55 |
3,341 |
77 |
|
Inaccurate supplier and employee payments |
64,134 |
- |
- |
|
Unapproved expenditure |
- |
2,864 |
|
|
|
73,301 |
7,619 |
18,941 |
|
% of expenditure budget |
0.021% |
0.002% |
0.006% |
|
Irregular expenditure |
FY 2018 |
FY 2017 |
FY 2016 |
|
Deviation from 3-quote process, prior CEO approval not obtained |
32,250 |
10,226 |
37,206 |
|
Procurement of items on expired contract, prior CEO approval not obtained |
- |
73,457 |
- |
|
Deviation on minimum threshold for local content |
512,402 |
- |
- |
|
|
544,652 |
83,683 |
37,206 |
|
% of expenditure budget |
0.156% |
0.026% |
0.013% |
OBP
|
Irregular expenditure as per the audited annual financial statement |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
|
R190,636 |
None |
None |
|
|
Percentage of the total budget constituted |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
|
0.16% |
0% |
0% |
ARC
|
2015/16 R’000 |
2016/17 R’000 |
2017/18 R’000 |
Total R’000 |
||
|
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure |
265 |
129 |
199 |
593 |
|
|
Irregular Expenditure |
205,177 |
199,263 |
106,294 |
510,734 |
|
|
a |
205,443 |
199,392 |
106,493 |
511,327 |
|
|
Total Operational Budget |
1,091,069 |
1,103,000 |
1,368,991 |
3,563,060 |
|
|
Total Capital Budget |
82,610 |
86,988 |
91,338 |
260,936 |
|
|
Total Budget |
1,173,679 |
1,189,988 |
1,460,329 |
3,823,996 |
|
|
b |
17.5% |
16.8% |
7.3% |
13.4% |