Question NW2083 to the Minister of Tourism

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06 July 2022 - NW2083

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism

What (a) total amount in Rand has been spent every month on (i) catering (ii) entertainment (iii) accommodation (iv) domestic flights and (v) international flights for (aa) her (bb) the Deputy Minister and (cc) officials of her department in the (aaa) past three financial years and (bbb) since 1 April 2022 and (b) were the reasons for such expenditure in each case?

Reply:

a) (i) (aa) and (bb) Catering: Ministry

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(i) Catering

(i) Catering

(i) Catering

(i) Catering

April

10 403.08

-

To be audited

To be audited

May

-

7 355.00

   

June

49 061.46

-

   

July

-

-

   

August

1 640.00

-

   

September

-

-

   

October

-

9 652.55

   

November

-

-

   

December

-

1 000.00

   

January

-

-

   

February

7 152.15

21 992.50

   

March

3 485.00

42 974.86

   

Total

71 741.69

82 974.91

   

(a) (i)(cc) Catering: Officials in the department

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(i) Catering

(i) Catering

(i) Catering

(i) Catering

April

166 628.05

60 716.50

Still to be audited

Still to be audited

May

329 146.80

90 093.05

   

June

38 645.23

3 156.20

   

July

531 471.80

10 000.00

   

August

207 516.40

1 744.50

   

September

305 755.20

461 903.00

   

October

113 323.50

608 559.60

   

November

440 785.25

554 512.04

   

December

571 318.90

292 207.70

   

January

217 514.70

19 950.00

   

February

113 473.40

70 977.60

   

March

1 242 868.70

705 752.28

   

Total

4 278 447.93

2 879 572.47

   

a) (ii) (aa) and (bb) Entertainment: Ministry

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(ii) Entertainment

(ii) Entertainment

(ii) Entertainment

(ii) Entertainment

April

1 500.00

-

Still to be audited

Still to be audited

May

-

-

   

June

-

-

   

July

480.67

-

   

August

-

-

   

September

-

-

   

October

-

2 915.50

   

November

-

5 425.50

   

December

-

-

   

January

-

-

   

February

-

-

   

March

-

-

   

Total

2 030.67

18 298.50

   

(a) (ii)(cc) Entertainment: Officials in the department

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(ii) Entertainment:

(ii) Entertainment:

(ii) Entertainment:

(ii) Entertainment:

April

15 975.11

-

Still to be audited

Still to be audited

May

724.00

-

   

June

-

-

   

July

-

-

   

August

-

4 475.00

   

September

9 500.00

113 490.00

   

October

-

-

   

November

-

69 413.00

   

December

-

-

   

January

9 000.00

-

   

February

61 000.00

-

   

March

135 250.00

79 920.00

   

Total

232 349.11

267 298.00

   

a) (iii) (aa) and (bb) Accommodation: Ministry

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(iii) Accommodation

(iii) Accommodation

(iii) Accommodation

(iii) Accommodation

April

30 496.28

-

Still to be audited

Still to be audited

May

4 046.58

19 624.84

   

June

21 726.49

3 007.50

   

July

108 329.56

-

   

August

61 477.86

7592.50

   

September

99 843.71

1 592.50

   

October

109 581.67

-

   

November

8 295.18

27 723.70

   

December

21 949.88

12 207.50

   

January

89 948.01

-

   

February

76 976.65

-

   

March

179 212.91

13 234.50

   

Total

811 884.78

84 983.04

   

(a) (iii) (cc) Accommodation: Officials in the department

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(iii) Accommodation:

(iii) Accommodation

(iii) Accommodation

(iii) Accommodation

April

1 290 765.20

10 077.77

Still to be audited

Still to be audited

May

643 079.51

374 319.26

   

June

573 968.41

32 960.77

   

July

709 894.08

3 747.50

   

August

1 165 472.22

23 987.45

   

September

1 303 342.65

83 027.31

   

October

1 129 517.76

385 179.59

   

November

833 461.78

362 128.25

   

December

705 196.07

483 663.91

   

January

573 528.18

61 405.40

   

February

793 454.91

195 888.39

   

March

1 019 777.87

458 150.59

   

Total

10 741 458.64

2 474 536.19

   

a) (iv) (aa) and (bb) Domestic flights: Ministry

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(iv) Domestic flights

(iv) Domestic flights

(iv) Domestic flights

(iv) Domestic flights

April

126 761.27

-

Still to be audited

Still to be audited

May

70 736.28

80 286.92

   

June

63 177.10

74 939.45

   

July

163 780.20

12 212.92

   

August

109 375.16

-

   

September

88 203.84

-

   

October

117 854.14

-

   

November

121 741.23

28 116.34

   

December

137 332.22

5 163.21

   

January

111 676.23

-

   

February

50 346.40

45 795.97

   

March

63 599.40

27 658.09

   

Total

1 224 583.47

274 172.90

   

a) (iv)(cc) Domestic Flights: Officials

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(iv)Domestic Flights

(iv)Domestic Flights

(iv)Domestic Flights

(iv)Domestic Flights

April

117 6905.81

-

Still to be audited

Still to be audited

May

926 238.49

517 864.81

   

June

822 139.92

167 187.14

   

July

1 192 714.26

12 212.92

   

August

1 569 268.82

2 426.46

   

September

1 713 913.55

122 570.92

   

October

1 903 064.12

420 226.45

   

November

1 592 496.77

697 071.61

   

December

1 336 801.79

174 357.96

   

January

663 784.35

-

   

February

1 187 906.52

471 265.49

   

March

1 488 086.33

424 268.28

   

Total

15 573 320.73

3 009 452.04

   

(a) (v) (aa) (bb) International flights: Ministry

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(v) International flights

(v) International flights

(v) International flights

(v) International flights

April

192.67

-

To be audited

To be audited

May

-

-

   

June

-

-

   

July

-

-

   

August

68 279.93

-

   

September

150 035.79

-

   

October

-

-

   

November

132 723.86

-

   

December

61 484.93

-

   

January

218 689.65

-

   

February

70 610.43

-

   

March

197 574.79

-

   

Total

899592.05

-

   

a) (v) (cc) International Flights: Officials

Month

(aaa) 2019-2020

financial year

(aaa) 2020-2021

financial year

(aaa) 2021-2022

financial year

(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date

 

(v) International Flights

(v) International Flights

(v)International Flights

(v) International Flights

April

268 276.89

-

To be audited

To be audited

May

83 337.29

77 577.43

   

June

89 462.72

142 800.00

   

July

20 871.93

-

   

August

143 796.65

-

   

September

212 570.44

-

   

October

264 061.65

-

   

November

553 958.30

-

   

December

304 018.91

-

   

January

266 708.91

-

   

February

56 815.36

-

   

March

518 604.02

-

   

Total

2 782 483.07

220 377.43

   

b) All above expenses are related to the execution of official duties of the Minister, Deputy Minister and Officials of the Department.

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