Question NW4200 to the Minister of Finance
07 December 2015 - NW4200
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether, with reference to an intergovernmental report commissioned by him on the latest round of the redeterminations of municipal boundaries initiated by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in 2015, he amended the original version of the specified report after consultations with (a) the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Appropriations and/or (b) the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; if not, why not; if so, what are the details in respect of (a) the dates and (b) the outcomes of the specified consultations?
Reply:
a) No. It is not possible to share this report before the budget is tabled as it includes information on budget allocations to affected municipalities and all budget information is embargoed prior to the tabling of the budget. As such no report was presented to the Select Committee on Appropriations.
b) This report was shared with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs when it was submitted to the Municipal Demarcation Board, for information purposes.