Question NW1321 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
21 December 2020 - NW1321
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the total outstanding amount for all invoices not paid by her department (a) within 30 days and/or (b) within 60 days or longer; (2) What steps has her department taken to ensure that it will be able to meet the target of paying all invoices within 30 days?
Reply:
(1)(a),(b) As at 31 March 2020, please refer to the table below.
(a) |
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No. of days |
Quantity |
Value |
30-60 |
98 |
5 615 867.06 |
(b) |
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61-90 |
9 |
1 807 241.98 |
91-180 |
24 |
1 496 044.94 |
>180 |
5 |
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(2) Please refer to the table below.
Reason for non-compliance |
Mitigation |
The main contributor to the late payment of service providers is lack of proper internal controls which relate to the tracing of the status of a particular invoice and supporting documents as they are processed through the various verification channels within the Department including from provinces to national office. |
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