Ministerial Handbook - Parliamentary Monitoring Group

policy. Accounting Officers should, therefore carefully consider the
implementation and utilization of the corporate credit card scheme within
his or her Department.
13. Where corporate credit cards are pre-funded, the cardholder must submit
a claim with supporting documentation proving the validity of the claim.
Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the claim by the department,
in which event the card holder may be unable, without difficulty, to repay
the amount in full immediately. In such a case, recovery by the institution
could seriously impact on the Member and his or her family. This may foster
other negative practices in an attempt to restore financial balance.
14. The PFMA, Treasury Regulations and the directive by National Treasury
(as per paragraph 3 above) provide adequate controls to ensure prudent
use of corporate credit cards in the Departments in which the scheme exists.
These controls, however, does not ensure against negative publicity that
may result from perceived or real wanton use of the scheme.
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