Our Mandate
To make recommendations to Parliament, provincial legislatures, organised local government and other organs of state on financial and fiscal matters as envisaged in the Constitution and other national legislation. (Financial and Fiscal Commission Act No. 99 of 1997 as amended (45 KB)
Our Vision
To provide influential advice for an equitable, efficient and sustainable Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations (IGFR) system.
Our Mission
To provide proactive, expert and independent advice on promoting a sustainable and equitable IGFR system, through evidence based policy analysis to ensure the realization of our Constitutional values.
TECHNICAL REPORT 2021/22
When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, South Africa’s economy was already in recession, the country’s sovereign rating was about to be downgraded to sub-investment level, poverty was deepening and unemployment was escalating. Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have worsened an already precarious socio-economic situation.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20
During the year under review the Commission continued with its important constitutional mandate of furnishing high quality expert and independent advice on financial and fiscal matters regarding the equitable sharing of nationally raised revenue, particularly in building capacity among legislators.
SUBMISSION FOR THE DIVISION OF REVENUE 2021/22
Under the theme of “Sustainable Financing of Social and Economic Infrastructure and Services”, this Submission begins the conversation about the implications of Covid-19 for public finances
Potential Financing Options for Large Cities
In South Africa large cities face a myriad of challenges including rapid urbanisation, poverty, inequality, unemployment and huge infrastructure needs. Although these are not unique to large cities, the magnitude of the challenges in large cities is greater and is increasingly becoming a major risk to the socioeconomic development of the country.
"For an Equitable Sharing of National Revenue"