DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1246
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 5 September 2014
Ms P T van Damme (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1) What was the budget for SA Airways (SAA) in the (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15 financial years
(2) What (a) amount and (b) percentage of these budgets was spent on (i) staff (aa) salaries, (bb) benefits and (cc) travel, (ii) office rental, (iii) bonuses for senior executives and (iv) fuel for SAA aircraft?
REPLY
(1) The budgeted cost for the airline was as follows:
(a) R23 billion in 2011/12
(b) R27 billion in 2012/13
(c) R28 billion in R2013/14
(d) R34 billion in 2014/15
(2) The amount and percentage spent on staff, office rentals, bonuses for senior executives and fuel annually from 2011/12 to 2014/15 financial years are shown in the table below:
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March 12 |
March 13 |
March 14 |
March 15 |
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Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
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i) |
Staff |
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i) aa |
Salaries |
4,124 |
4,111 |
4,324 |
4,925 |
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-as % of operating costs |
18% |
15% |
15% |
14% |
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i) bb |
Benefits |
515 |
543 |
609 |
629 |
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-as % of operating costs |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
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i) cc |
Travel |
20 |
26 |
25 |
32 |
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-as % of operating costs |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
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ii) |
Office rental |
91 |
93 |
105 |
110 |
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-as % of operating costs |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
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iii) |
Bonuses for senior executives |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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-as % of operating costs |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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iv) |
Fuel |
7,493 |
9,624 |
10,196 |
11,847 |
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-as % of operating costs |
32% |
35% |
35% |
34% |
Issued by Parliament, October 10 2014
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