Parliament, Tuesday, 29 October 2024 – The Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, will deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) during a physical sitting of the National Assembly tomorrow, Wednesday, 30 October 2024 at 14:00.
The MTBPS plays a vital role in the overall budget process as it sets out the policy framework for the budget presented every February. It further provides the country and its elected representatives with an update on the National Treasury’s economic forecasts, adjusts the budgets of government departments, and makes emergency changes to spending.
During the same sitting, the minister is also scheduled to table the Adjustments Appropriation Bill, the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill, the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill, and the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill.
DETAILS OF THE NA HYBRID PLENARY:
Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Time: 14:00
Venue: NA Chamber (Nieuwmeester Parking Marquee) and virtual platforms
Meanwhile, the Governance Cluster Ministers (3B) will be in the National Council of Provinces for an oral question-and-answer session. This cluster comprises ministers in the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
As stipulated in section 92(2) of the Constitution, oral question-and-answer sessions are one of a range of methods Parliament uses to hold the executive accountable. Members of the executive are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for exercising their powers and performing their functions.
For a complete list of the questions, please click:
https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/quest_pap/e15c4312-0be9-43d8-b838-1fc53ff8ce4b.pdf
DETAILS OF THE NCOP HYBRID PLENARY:
Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Time: 14:00
Venue: NCOP Chamber and virtual platforms
Important to note:
Members of the media who wish to attend the NA and NCOP hybrid plenary sessions physically should send their details (Full name, name of the media house, and ID or passport number) to Mlindi Mpindi at mmpindi@parliament.gov.za and Manelisi Ntsodo at mntsodo@parliament.gov.za no later than TOMORROW, Wednesday, 30 October, at 10 am.
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