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Tuesday, 29 October 2013] 4841Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report 2012.Since the DMV was a newly established department and still in the processof being set up, little mention was made of the Department in the 2012BRR Report by the PCODMV. Those issues referred to, included thefollowing:• The Defence budget vote represented an increase of 12.66% of theprevious year (R30.4 billion in 2010/11). The overall increase inallocation was inter alia due to the establishment of the Department ofMilitary Veterans.• The DOD’s Annual Report for 2011/12 indicated that the DMVdeveloped Regulations which are to be approved by Parliament in aneffort to regularise the benefits to military veterans. These Regulationsare important not only for the means tests but the Draft Regulationswere only referred to the PCODMV for consideration on 20 June 2013.Recommendations• One of the main concerns is the management of the data base and it isrecommended that the Department gives the PCODMV a detailedbriefing regarding the challenges, progress and status of the latestdatabase.• The allocation of benefits to deserving military veterans is welcomedbut the DMV should as a matter of urgency inform the Committee onthe methodology on how it determines which military veterans shouldreceive benefits.• More details should be provided on the Service Level Agreements andMemoranda of Understanding it has concluded, or are in the process ofconcluding, with other government departments and the private sectorto deliver benefits to military veterans.• The Department should brief the Committee on the challenges it facesin its interaction with National Treasury regarding the funding for thedelivering of benefits to military veterans.• Quarterly spending reports by the Department should be prioritised inorder to avoid significant spending in especially the last quarter of thefinancial year.• Detailed Annual Reports submitted to the PCODMV are also essential.These should measure the DMV’s performance against performancetargetsset as well as clear and detailed financial statements, includingfinancial spending per programme and sub-programme.• Quarterly financial spending report should also be submitted to thePCODMV to allow the Committee to evaluate the spending trendswithin the DMV.ARMSCORThe Armaments Corporation of South Africa Ltd (Armscor) was establishedin terms of the Armaments Corporation of South Africa Limited Act (No. 51of 2003) to satisfy the requirements of the SANDF in respect of DefenceMatériel. Armscor is a critical stakeholder in so far as the SANDFoperational effectiveness is concerned.ANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS NO 147─2013