Premier

Question by: 
Hon Cameron Dugmore
Answered by: 
Hon Alan Winde
Question Number: 
3
Question Body: 

With regard to the amount of R1,6 million spent on his recent trip the United States:

What is the itemised cost breakdown of the trip, including the cost of (i) hotels, (ii) airfares and (iii) class of travel per staff member, official and executive, (iv) local transportation and (v) other relevant receipts or claims, (b) what was the per-diem amounts paid to staff members for (i) food and drink and (ii) other entertainment expenses and (c)(i) from which programme or programmes were these funds appropriated and (ii) on whose authority was this appropriation made?

Answer Body: 
  1. Breakdown of costs for the Department of the Premier
  1. Hotels                                      :           R 535 885.00
  2. Airfares                                   :           R 454 183.78
  3. Class of travel                            :             Premier Winde and DG Malila travelled

business class while the rest of the delegation from the Department travelled economy class (x 3 officials)

Transportation                       :           R 525 449.00

  1. Other receipts or claims      :           R 11 239.33

Per-diem amounts

  1. Food and drink (S & T)         :           R 140 318.78
  2. Other entertainment            :           None

Funds appropriated

  1. Programme(s)                       :           Office of the Premier (Premier Winde

                                                      and one official),

Office of the Director-General, Protocol and Cabinet Services and Directorate:  International Relations, respectively

Authority                                 :           Approval for the visit was granted by

the Accounting Officer of the Department of the Premier, and by Premier Winde for the DG

Date: 
Friday, September 8, 2023
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