Public Enterprises Budget: Committee Report

Tabled Committee Reports The Committee met on a virtual platform to go through and consider the draft Budget Vote report of the Department of Public Enterprises. The report included the mandate of the Department and its relationship with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and companies, the 2022/2023 budget, policy priorities and Committee observations and recommendations from its interactions with the Department during the deliberations on the Annual Performance Plan.   During the deliberations, Members of the EFF and DA did not support the report based on a lack of concrete plans and a misalignment between the mandates of the Department towards SOEs and what was actually being done. Members also expressed concern at the lack of urgency in ensuring that Denel would not be liquidated, as its skills and manufacturing capacity were critical for South Africa. The recommendations were considered, and the majority of the Committee adopted the draft Budget vote report.