Question NW2482 to the Minister of Finance

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04 October 2017 - NW2482

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)With reference to his reply to question 1923 on 17 August 2017, what were the (a) total cost and (b) detailed breakdown of such costs of the travel of a certain person to the United States of America; (2) whether the specified person accompanied him on any other official overseas travel since 1 April 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in respect of each instance of official overseas travel, what was the (a) purpose, (b)(i) departure date and (ii) inbound arrival date and (c)(i) total cost and (ii) detailed breakdown of such costs?

Reply:

(1)(a) R145 168.72

(1)(b) Air travel R131 935.43

Daily allowance R 13 233.29

(2) Yes, since 1 April 2017 a certain person has accompanied the Minister on three occasions for official travel overseas. All expenses were in line with the provisions as stipulated in the Ministerial Handbook, Chapter 6, 3.1 & 3.2.:

(2)(a)

Purpose

(2)(b)(i)

Departure date

(2)(b)(ii)

Inbound Arrival date

(2)(c)(i)

Total cost

(2)(c)(ii)

       

Detailed breakdown

Amount

BRICS conference and Central Bank Governors meeting, Shanghai

17 June 2017

19 June 2017

R204 041.36

Daily allowance

Air travel

R4 826.49

R199 214.87

African Investor Conference, London

19 June 2017

21 June 2017

R83 441.57

Air travel

R83 441.57

G20 conference, Germany

5 July 2017

9 July 2017

R80 742.86

Air travel

R80 742.86

TOTAL

 

R368 225.79

 

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