2004

•  The Financial and Fiscal Commission: a ten year review (PPT)(67Kb)
  Renosi Mokate - Chairperson, FFC

DAY 2, WEDNESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2004

THEME: THE EVOLVING ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE IGFR SYSTEM

•  Local Government Asymmetry and the Intergovernmental Fiscal System in South Africa (173Kb)
  Hildegarde Fast - Program Manager, FFC
• Challenges in the Assignment of Powers and Functions in the Local Government Sphere: Case Studies from Health and Provision of Free Basic Services (PPT)(96Kb)
  Kam Chetty - Municipal Manager, Boland Local District Municipality & FFC Commissioner
• Local Government in a Decentralised System of Government: A Comparative Analysis (PPT)(39Kb)
  Andy Reschovsky - Professor of Public Affairs and Applied Economics, University of
  Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI USA

 THEME: THE PROVINCIAL EQUITABLE SHARE: REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES

• Sharing the Cake: A Review of Provincial Equitable Share Formula in South Africa (PPT)(42Kb)
  Bongani Khumalo - Program manager, FFC
• Sharing the Cake: A Review of Provincial Equitable Share Formula in South Africa (179Kb)
  Bongani Khumalo - Program Manager, FFC
  Govinda Rao - National Fiscal and Financial Policy Institute, India
• Provincial Growth and Development through Equitable Sharing of Infrastructure Finance (PPT)(170Kb)
  Jaya Josie - Deputy Chairperson, FFC
  Jeff Petchey - Director, Federal and Regional Economics Research Unit, School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University of Technology
  Rathipe Nthite - Research Co-ordinator, FFC
  Garry MacDonald - Deputy Director, Federal and Regional Economics Research Unit, School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University of Technology
• Provincial Growth and Development through Equitable Sharing of Infrastructure Finance (150KB)
  Jaya Josie - Deputy Chairperson, FFC
  Jeff Petchey - Director, Federal and Regional Economics Research Unit, School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University of Technology
  Rathipe Nthite - Research Co-ordinator, FFC
  Garry MacDonald - Deputy Director, Federal and Regional Economics Research Unit, School of Economics and Finance, Curtan University of Technology
• Respondents: Constraints and Opportunities in the Formulation and Implementation of the PES: A Provincial Perspective (12Kb)
  Enoch Godongwana - MEC for Finance, Eastern Cape

THEME: KEY CHALLENGES IN THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED BASIC SERVICES (CMBS) IN AN IGFR SYSTEM

PANEL 1: DECENTRALISATION, EQUITY AND POVERTY REDUCTION: (IN)COMPATIBLE PARTNERS?

•  Equity and the Local Government Equitable Share in South Africa (PPT)(102Kb)
  Lieb Loots - Professor, Department of Economics, University Western Cape
• Equity and the Local Government Equitable Share in South Africa (155Kb)
  Lieb Loots - Professor, Department of Economics, University Western Cape
• Poverty Alleviation under Fiscal Decentralisation (PPT)(14Kb)
  Govinda Rao - National Fiscal and Financial Policy Institute, India
• Poverty Alleviation under Fiscal Decentralisation (120Kb)
  Govinda Rao - National Fiscal and Financial Policy Institute, India
• Progressive Realisation of CMBS, Poverty Reduction and the IGFR System (PPT)(252Kb)
  Renosi Mokate - Chairperson, FFC

PANEL 2: THE COURTS VS. POLICY MAKERS: WHO SETS THE PACE?

• The Courts and IGFR in SA (PPT)(273 Kb)
  Tania Ajam - Director, Applied Fiscal Research Centre, University of Cape Town & FFC Commissioner
  Christina Murray - Professor, Public Law, University of Cape Town
• The Courts and the Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations System in South Africa (316Kb)
  Tania Ajam - Director, Applied Fiscal Research Centre, University of Cape Town & FFC Commissioner
  Christina Murray - Professor, Public Law, University of Cape Town
•  Democratic Politics and Constitutional Accountability: Implications for Developmental Governance in South Africa (PPT)(22Kb)
  Rod Allence - Senior Lecturer, International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand

• Key Challenges in the Progressive Realization of Constitutionally Mandated Basic Services (CMBS) in an IGFR System (49Kb)
  Tsheliso Thipanyane - Senior Lecturer, International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand

THEME: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEMS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED

• India's System of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations (PPT)(128Kb)
  Nirvikar Singh - Professor, University of california, Santa Cruz
  Santa Cruz Center for International Economics
• India's system of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations (103Kb)
  Nirvikar Singh - Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: the Nigerian Experience (PPT)(178Kb)
  Akpan H Ekpo - Vice Chancellor, University of Uyo, Nigeria
• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: the Nigerian Experience (190Kb)
  Akpan H Ekpo - Vice Chancellor, University of Uyo, Nigeria
• Fiscal Relations System among Levels of Government in Mexico (112Kb)
  Javier Perez Torres - Director General, Instituto para el Desarrollo Tecnico de las Haciendas Publicas
• Speech by the Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel (31Kb)

Day 3, Thursday, 12 August 2004

THEME: MACROECONOMIC AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC INFLUENCES

• Macroeconomic and Global Economic Influence on Fiscal Policy and IGFR System (PPT)(22Kb)
  Bongi Gasa - National Institute of Economic Policy
• Expenditure Policy Objectives and Targets (PPT)(30Kb)
  Jaya Josie - Deputy Chairperson, Financial and Fiscal Commission
• Impact of Global/Macroeconomic Influences on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations (PPT)(42Kb)
  Mandla Gantsho - CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa

PANEL 1: IGFR SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS: KEY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

• The Evolution of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations (IGFR) in South Africa (SA) (PPT)(91Kb)
  Antony Melck - Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, University of Pretoria & Commissioner, FFC
  Conrad van Gass - Program Manager, FFC
  Myron Peter -Executive Manager, FFC
• The Role of the Financial and Fiscal Commission within the IGFR System (65Kb)
• Participation of each Sphere of Government in Intergovernmental Fiscal Processes and Structures (PPT)(67Kb)
  Jackie Manche - Chief Executive Officer, Independent Communications Agency of South Africa
•  Ensuring the Effective Participation of each Sphere of Government in the Processes and Structures that Determine Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements (34Kb)
  Jackie Manche - Chief Executive Officer, Independent Communications Agency of South Africa

PANEL 2: PERFORMANCE MONITORING, EVALUATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT FOR IGFR

• The Role and Significance of an Effective Compliance and Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Framework in a Decentralised System (PPT)(46Kb)
  Ismail Momoniat - Deputy Director General, National Treasury
• Data Collection and Monitoring Performance in SA's IGFR System (PPT)(314Kb)
  Pali Lehohla - Statistician General, Statistics South Africa
• Developing a Robust System of Data Collection (PPT)(713Kb)
  Vincent Makinta - Project Coordinator, FFC

ROUND TABLE: THE FUTURE OF IGFR IN SA

• Conference Report: Ten Years of the FFC (178Kb)
  Myron Peter - FFC