Question NW2606 to the Minister of Finance
18 September 2018 - NW2606
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Finance
What (a) number of Government’s suppliers had not been paid for six months as at 1 September 2018, (b) are the names of each supplier owed and (c) amount is each owed?
Reply:
a) The National Treasury do not maintain or have information on the number of Government’s suppliers not paid for six months as at 1 September 2018. Such information may only be obtained individually from the respective departments, constitutional institutions and public entities. The government financial system is only in place to determine when national and provincial departments have effected payments on the Basic Accounting System (BAS).
b) Information not available as stated above
c) Information not available as stated above.