Question NW1467 to the Minister of Finance
04 June 2018 - NW1467
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in the National Treasury and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit; (2) whether he will furnish Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?
Reply:
1. No, in the last three financial years, (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18) no lifestyle audit has been conducted on:
a) The Minister of Finance;
b) Senior management service members in the National Treasury; and / or
c) Any of the heads of the entities reporting to the National Treasury.
There are currently no life style audits planned for any of the officials stated above. However, it should be noted that if required, the necessary processes such as forensic investigation, audits and / or anti-corruption to initiate and conduct lifestyle audits on any official of the National Treasury and the Ministry of Finance are in place.
2. Not applicable.