1. Appropriation Bill – NT’s proposed amendments
Presentation to Standing Committee on Finance, National Assembly
16 July 2019
NT’s representatives: Adv Ailwei Mulaudzi and Adv Empie van Schoor

2. Proposed amendments to Appropriation Bill (1)
On 25 June 2019 Minister of Finance wrote to Speaker, NA & Chairperson, NCOP, to revive Appropriation Bill and to proposed amendments relating to-
R17,6 billion funding for Eskom approved in April 2019 ito section 16 of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
Reconfigured national departments proclaimed after elections

3. Proposed amendments to Appropriation Bill (2)
Money Bills Amendment and Related Matters Act (Money Bills Act) provides for two types of amendments to an appropriation bill
Proposed technical amendments by Minister (section 14)
Other amendments (section 10)
Amendments to create votes for reconfigured departments are regarded as technical amendments (section 14)
Amendments to authorise R17,6 billion (section 10)

4. Proposed amendment – section 16 PFMA funding for Eskom (1)
On 2 April 2019 Minister of Finance authorised R17,6 billion for Eskom in terms of section 16 of PFMA
Section 16(6) of PFMA provides that expenditure authorised in terms of section 16(1) must be included in next adjustments bill or other appropriation legislation tabled in NA within 120 days, whichever is sooner

5. Proposed amendment – section 16 PFMA funding for Eskom (2)
Proposed amendments to Schedule 1 to
vote 9 - Public Enterprises
total amounts for payment for capital assets and whole budget
Proposed amendments are consistent with fiscal framework and Division of Revenue Act (section 10(4) of Money Bills Act)
Provision made for R23 billion in 2019/20 for Eskom
Proposed amendments to be considered by SCOA ito section 10 of Money Bills Act

6. Proposed amendments – votes for reconfigured departments
Reconfigured departments proclaimed on 26 June 2019
Proposed creation of votes, without funds, for reconfigured departments to enable shifting of funds to these votes (s33 of PFMA) and in Adjustments Appropriation Bill, once these departments are ready (i.e. affected functions, staff & assets are transferred)
Old departments to be retained until functions, staff & assets are shifted
These amendments are considered technical amendments to be dealt with in terms of section 14 of Money Bills Act
No allocation of funds proposed for these votes

7. THANK YOU