SALGA annual report 2016/17 SALGA ANNUAL REPORT 201617 PRINTED FINAL | Page 187

South African Local Government Association Schedule 3A public entity i.t.o. the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 and recognised i.t.o. the Organised Local Government Act, 1997 Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2017 Accounting Policies 1.12 Employee benefits (continued) 1.13 Provisions and contingencies Defined benefit plans Provisions are recognised when: A defined benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan where the entity’s obligation is to provide the agreed benefits to current and former employees; and the actuarial risks fall, in substance, on the entity. • For defined benefit plans, the cost of providin