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Municipal Dummy Guide
The MFMA folder on the National Treasury website under guidelines holds the Municipal dummy budget guide
Municipal Budget Format Guidelines
Municipal Budget Format Guidelines can be found on the National Treasury website in the MFMA folder under regulations and gazettes in the municipal budget and reporting regulations folder.
Municipal Budget Circulars
Municipal Budget Circulars can be found on the National Treasury website under MFMA under circulars and they date as far back as 2004
Local Government Equitable Share Formula Review discussion documents
Local Government Equitable Share Formula Review discussion documents can be sourced under the MFMA folder under publications and media releases and can date back as far as 2014
Legally required local government information: Municipal Documentation
Legally required information such as Municipal Documentation can be sourced under MFMA documents on the National Treasury website
Intiatives to promoting transperancy – GoMuni
GoMuni is an initiative by the National Treasury to promote transparency. On the site you can find provincial links, municipal data, state of municipal finances, cites support programme and etc
Intergovernmental Fiscal Reviews: 2011 Local Government Budget and Expenditure Reviews
Intergovernmental fiscal reviews can be sourced on the National Treasury under publications and are dated as far back as 1999
Intergovernmental Fiscal Reviews: 2008 Local Government Budget and Expenditure Reviews
Intergovernmental fiscal reviews for local government budget and expenditure can be sourced on the National Treasury under publications and are dated as far back as 2006
Intergovernmental Fiscal Reviews: 2006 Local Government Budget and Expenditure Reviews
Intergovernmental fiscal reviews for local government budget and expenditure can be sourced on the National Treasury under publications and are dated as far back as 2006
Division of Revenue Bill and Acts
The Division of Revenue Bill and Acts can be found on the National Treasury website and all the legislation bills can date as far back as 2000 till date
Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Municipal Infrastructure Investment by Kolisang Molukanele
Kolisang Molukanele delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on Alternative funding mechanisms for municipal infrastructure investment. He mentions that spatial transformation is critical for faster, more...
Access to basic services by Tracy Ledger
Tracy Ledger delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on Access to basic services. She mentions that access to services is key to supporting a wide range...
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Tax on Sugary Beverages in South Africa
A presentation on the causes of NCDs and obesity are complex requiring a comprehensive package of measures and fiscal measures such as taxes are increasingly recognised as effective complementary tools...
Struggling to Make The Grade: A Review of The Causes and Consequences of The Weak Outcomes of South Africa’s Education System
Presentation on the review of the causes and consequences of the weak outcomes of South Africa’s education system by Montfort Mlachila and Tlhalefang Moeletsi.
How Significant are Resources & Socio-Economic Background as Determinants of School and Education System Performance? A Sub-Saharan Africa Perspective
A presentation on the significance of resources & socio economic background as determinants of school and education system performance? A Sub Saharan Africa perspective presented by By Janeli Kotze during...
Government Efficiency and Public Policy – Public Expenditure and Policy Analysis
A presentation on public expenditure and policy analysis by Ms Ronette Engela at the 2019 Winter School.
Fiscal Incidence – Considering The Tax-Transfer System Holistically
Presentation on the need to consider the tax-transfer system holistically, presented by Ingrid Woolard at the 2019 Winter School.
Discussion Note on Taxes
Questions for consideration from Corne van Walbeek as part of the tax discussion at the 2019 Winter School.
Digital Government and Public Policy
A presentation on digital government and public policy by Montfort Mlachila presented at the 2019 GTAC Winter School.
Designing Tobacco and Alcohol Taxes: International Experience
A presentation on designing tobacco and alcohol taxes by Samantha Filby, Research on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP). University of Cape Town.
Can Language Determine Education Outcomes
An economic perspective on: Can language determine education outcomes, presented at the 2019 Winter School by Nompumelelo Mohohlwane.
An Overview of The South African Basic Education System
The South African education system has undergone major reforms since 1994 in order to overhaul the inequalities in the governance, funding, structure, content and purpose of education experienced under apartheid....
Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Sustainability
Fiscal policy and fiscal sustainability presentation by Ian Stuart.
Behavioural Economics and Tax Policy
What is behavioural economics, and how does it matter for tax policy?
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“Roses and Thistles: Lessons for Establishing Government Departments”
An official in a newly created government department uses the analogy of the environment to that of buying a car in a box: ‘“The car in the box is fully...
South African Institutional Investments – Whose Money Is It Anyway?
South African workers depend heavily on the successful operation of their occupational retirement funds for their well-being in old age. Total assets in these funds have accumulated to some three-quarters...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Correctional Services, Defence, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Police and State Security.