Key findings

Net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R10 787 million for the 2011/2012 fiscal year

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R10 787 million for the 2011/2012 fiscal year. The amount has increased from R3 926 million in 2010/2011.
   
   
1. Major Influences

The major contributors to the amount of R10 787  million of net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2011/2012 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R136 376 million (2010/2011: R115 085 million); cash payments for operating activities, R100 264 million, (2010/2011: R90 495 million); purchases of non-financial assets, R9 672 million, (2010/2011: R6 626 million); sales of non-financial assets, R1 232 million (2010/2011: R544 million); net acquisition of financial assets other than cash, R16 860 million (2010/2011: R14 674 million); and net incurrence of liabilities, -R25 million (2010/2011: R92 million), (see Table A, p.5).

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R109 936 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2011/2012 fiscal year was social protection (R29 541 million, contributing 26,9%); followed by economic affairs (R22 732 million or 20,7%); general public services (R21 692 million or 19,7%); housing and community amenities (R9 706 million or 8,8%); defence (R6 530 million or 5,9%); education (R5 954 million or 5,4%); health (R4 487 million or 4,1%); environmental protection (R4 178 million or 3,8%); public order and safety (R2 580 million or 2,3%) and recreation, culture and religion (R2 534 million or 2,3%) (see Table B, p. 11 and Figure 3, p. 12).