NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 2719

DATE OF PUBLICATION: THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 [IQP No 30 -2010] SECOND SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT

Question 2719 for written reply: National Assembly, Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

 (1)Whether tractors that were handed over on 17 June 2010 to the community of Dr J S Moroka Municipality at Marapyane in Mpumalanga were licensed; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the Government bought the tractors and implements directly from the tractor dealer; if not, why not; if so, (a) from what dealer, (b) what was the total purchase price, (c) what is the breakdown of the price of the (i) tractors and (ii) implements and (d) when were the tractors and implements purchased? NW3388E

REPLY:

(1) The tractors are not registered yet. If it is not registered they cannot use them. The Mpumalanga middle management did not budget for the maintenance and running of the specific tractors. Therefore they are in the process of registering them to date. 

(2)(a)   Rovic & Leers

(b) R47,534,409.00 + R2,137,500 = R49 671 909.00

An excess amount of R2,137,500 over and above the invoice amount of R47,534,409.00 was liable due to the fact that the units (tractors) originally allocated to the Department were sold during December and January as the deposit monies promised by the Department was not available.  These units (tractors) are of a much higher spec and were the only units available within the given time frame.

(c )(i) R30 605 000.00

(ii) R16 929 409.00

(d) April 2010

Issued by Parliament, October 14 2010

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