Total Cost of the Annual Report for 2007/2008 for the Department of Foreign Affairs

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO: 1702

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER No 29 OF 26 SEPTEMBER 2008

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Mr A J Leon (DA) to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

In respect of the 2007/08 annual report of her department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to her,

1. what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?

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REPLY

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There are no statutory and other entities reporting to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.  In respect of the 2007/08 annual report of the department

1. the
   

(i) budgeted cost was R310 000 (inclusive of projected distribution costs of R60 000)

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(ii) actual cost was R197 028.77 (exclusive of distribution costs) and

(iii) unit cost of each annual report was R65.67c and


 (b) the amount of copies

(i) produced were 3000 and

(ii) thus far 1 800 copies have been distributed.

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