1. COSATU Submission on the 2017/18 Budget

2. Economic Context Job creation plans;
Triple challenges and apartheid legacy;
Domestic jobless and low growth;
Increasing frustrations; and
Business as usual vs. radical economic transformation.

3. Fiscal Responses Austerity vs. economic stimulus;
Infrastructure and social expenditure;
Debt levels and external debt.

4. Revenue Proposals VAT; Income tax increase for high earners;
Below inflation tax bracket adjustments;
Luxury goods and non-essential imports;
Reinvestment, local procurement and beneficiation;
Company tax; and
Border Management Agency.

5. Expenditure Public service vacancies & PSCBC; Wage bill gaps;
SOE executive pay;
Public representatives & office bearers;
District vs. Local Councils;
Consolidate departments, agencies, SOEs and councils.

6. Expenditure continued
Wasteful expenditure cut backs;
Bling expenditure;
Labour brokers and outsourcing; and
Corruption;
Cut catering, travel & ads; and
Government garage cars.

7. Expenditure continued
Local procurement regulations;
Chief Procurement Officer:
Government building construction;
Municipal and SOE deployments; and
Municipal and SOE procurements.
Single elections.

8. Trade and Industry and Economic Development
Job creation & protection macro-plan;
Manufacturing and reindustrialisation:
Motor manufacturing, textiles, agriculture and tourism.
Budget allocation;
Jobs Fund; and
Consolidate departments.

9. Mineral Resources Job losses; Safety; Beneficiation; and
Rehabilitation.

10. Financial Sector Transformation
Investment strike;
Collusion;
Job creation and decent wages; and
Parliamentary and Nedlac processes.

11. Social Development Social grants pending crisis;
Post Office and Bank; and
Comprehensive Social Security Discussion Paper.

12. Health National Health Insurance funding; Public health facilities;
Vacancies;
Sugar tax; and
ARVs.

13. Higher Education and Training
NSFAS increases;
NSFAS threshold;
Free education; and
TVET Colleges, SETAs; and NYDA.

14. Basic Education Infrastructure expenditure; Non-payment of salaries.
Mud schools and latrines;
Text books; and
Non-payment of salaries.

15. COGTA and Public Works
CWP and EPWP as a source of cheap labour.

16. Basic Education Infrastructure expenditure; Mud schools and latrines;
Vacancies; and
Text books.

17. Energy Renewable energy investment and jobs; Legislated mass roll out;
Solar panel targets;
Eskom tariffs; and
Nuclear energy.

18. DIRCO
Trade promotion; and
Embassy construction.

19. Public Enterprises Governance crises plans:
Retrenchments, labour broking, outsourcing and corruption;
Shareholder Management Bill;
SAA, SA Express and Mango; and
SABC, SA Post Office and Telkom.

20. Police
VIP Protection Unit; and
Decline in force levels

21. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Land restitution;
Farm worker equity and land;
Support and subsidies for sector and emerging farmers; and
Aquaculture.

22. Transport
PRASA;
SANRAL and E Tolls; and
Public transport.

23. Water, Sanitation & Environment
Water infrastructure;
Local government intervention;
Tariffs;
Desalination;
Rain and grey water legislated roll out;
Informal areas; and
Climate change targets.

24. Conclusion 35% unemployment; Business as usual vs. job creation;
VAT and progressive tax reform;
Wasteful expenditure and prioritisation;
Wage bill and public service vacancies;

25. Continued NHI; Social security; Renewable and nuclear energy;
Water crisis;
Education;
Outsourcing, retrenchments and labour broking; and
Parliamentary reports.