Question NW60 to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
02 March 2020 - NW60
Chetty, Mr M to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
What (a) is the average expenditure per annum within our foreign missions and (b)(i) are the top 10 most expensive foreign missions and (ii) are their annual costs to her department? (2) Since 2013, when last did the Government Technical Advisory Centre of National Treasury do a costing exercise for her department on foreign missions? NW64E
Reply:
1. (a) The average expenditure per annum for South African foreign missions is R28.231 million.
(b) (i) The top 10 most expensive foreign missions and (ii) their annual costs to the department are as follows:
|
No. |
|
|
|
|
|
R'000 |
|
1 |
GENEVA |
102,815 |
|
2 |
LONDON |
94,601 |
|
3 |
BRUSSELS |
88,458 |
|
4 |
NEW YORK(CG) |
79,902 |
|
5 |
NEW YORK(UN) |
79,009 |
|
6 |
WASHINGTON DC |
76,078 |
|
7 |
BEIJING |
73,461 |
|
8 |
VIENNA |
67,727 |
|
9 |
PARIS |
66,098 |
|
10 |
LUANDA |
65,337 |
2. Costing exercise for foreign missions by Government Technical Advisory Centre of National Treasury was last done in 2013.