Question NW3670 to the Minister of Finance
02 November 2015 - NW3670
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Finance
What was the (a) total amount and (b) breakdown of such amount spent by each specified department on each specified service provider on (i) aircrafts and/or (ii) helicopters in respect of the transversal hiring of such aircrafts and/or helicopters to the government (aa) in the (aaa) 2012-13, (bbb) 2013-14 and (ccc) 2014-15 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2015?
Reply:
The numbers given here are from the Vulindlela database which draws the data from the Basic Accounting System (BAS) of government. The system does not contain information on service providers; this will have to be requested from the respective departments.
The total amount spent on hiring of aircrafts was R78.9 million in 2012-13, R82.4 million in 2013-14 and R34.7 million in 2014/15. Since 1 April 2015 spending on aircrafts hiring is at R9 million. The tables below show the breakdown by department. Related expenditure includes maintenance.
see the link for tables: Table 1 & 2 National and provincial departments