Question NW419 to the Minister in The Presidency

Reply:

The question is very complex and involved and could not be reasonably fully answered in the time available. We threw in a large number of finance officials, taking them out of their substantive work, to collate and analyse the data. At the time of the deadline, we had only reached and analysed about 60% of the relevant data. The response below is therefore based on about 60% of the data that could be accessed within the limited time at our disposal, while we will be proceeding with 40% analysis of the remaining data.

a) Travel expenditure (R16 789 390). Below is the breakdown per year

(i) Trips undertaken by:

(aa) former President of the Republic

(bb) any other person who qualifies for benefits contained in the Policy on the Benefits of Executive Office and

(ii) all other expenses (65 776 313). Below is the breakdown per year

(aa) the former Presidents

(bb) other persons who qualify for benefits contained in the specified policy since 1 January 2014.

Breakdown of expenses
 

FORMER PRINCIPALS
Travel and Subsistence Other expenses Total	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019to date
	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
	1781916 8875 000	2 660024 11062364	2435142 12844 707	3130181 11974369	4354434 15008864	2427 692 5921010	16 789 390 65 776313
	10656916	13 722389	15279849	15104550	19453297	8348702	82565703

DRAFTER OF THE REPLY

Name: Ms G Zulu

Designation: Chief Financial Officer

Contacts: 012 300 5980

Recommended

R. Cassius Lubisi, PhD

Director-General and Secretary of the Cabinet

Date: 20/08/2019

Recommended

Hon. Thembi Siweya, MP

Deputy Minister in The Presidency

Date 22/08/2019

Approved

Hon. Jackson Mthembu, MP

Minister in rhe Pr-sidency

Date: