South Africa

National Council of Provinces

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Budget

Data on parliament’s budget role and activities

Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
Parliament has unrestricted powers to amend the budget
Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
Yes
Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
13
Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
21 Feb 2023
(2023)
Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
20 Apr 2023
(2023)
Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
58
(2023)
National currency
South African Rand (ZAR)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
7.300
(2023)
State budget, per year
2,370,000,000,000 ZAR
(2023)
State budget, per year in PPP
333,802,816,901
(2023)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No