Question NW1788 to the Minister of Finance
03 June 2022 - NW1788
Brink, Mr C to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the National Treasury has taken steps to place the names of companies implicated in the findings of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State on the register of entities prohibited from doing business with the State; if not, why not; if so, what are the names of the companies?
Reply:
Kindly note that National Treasury Instruction Note 3 of 2021/2022 paragraph 6 states that, should an organ of state opt to restrict the contractor and or any other persons from obtaining a business with the public sector, the relevant institution must:
- Inform the contractor or person(s) of the intention to impose a restriction, provide the reasons for such decision and the envisaged period of restriction.
- Allow the contractor and or person (s) to provide reasons why the envisaged restriction should not be imposed.
- Consider any reasons submitted by the contractor and or person in terms of two bullets;
- Inform the National Treasury such imposition of the name of the restricted person(s), the reasons for restriction, the period of restriction and the date of commencement of restriction ( date, month and year).
- National Treasury will then consider the submission by an Accounting Officer/Authority then list the affected contractor and or person (s) to provide reasons.
Summarily: Government institutions that utilized services of such a contractor and or person (s) must follow the National Treasury Instruction Note 3 of 2021/2022 paragraph 6 and finally send the submission to the National Treasury; without that submission National Treasury would not be able to finalize any restriction of suppliers.