Net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R8 542 million for the 2012/2013 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2011/2012 and 2012/2013, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R8 542 million for the 2012/2013 fiscal year. The amount has decreased from R10 786 million in 2011/2012.
    
1. Major Influences

The major contributors to the amount of R8 542  million of net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2012/2013 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R150 087 million (2011/2012: R134 055 million); cash payments for operating activities, R113 888 million, (2011/2012: R99 970 million); purchases of non-financial assets, R9 428 million, (2011/2012: R9 672 million); sales of non-financial assets, R1 314 million (2011/2012: R1 232 million); net acquisition of financial assets other than cash, R19 534 million (2011/2012: R14 834 million); and net incurrence of liabilities, -R9 million (2011/2012: -R25 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 R123 316 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2012/2013 fiscal year was social protection (R33 963 million, contributing 27,5%); followed by economic affairs (R25 095 million or 20,4%); general public services (R23 580 million or 19,1%); housing and community amenities (R11 635 million or 9,4%); education (R8 127 million or 6,6%); health (R6 103 million or 4,9%); defence (R4 896 million or 4,0%); environmental protection (R4 187 million or 3,4%); public order and safety (R2 987 million or 2,4%) and recreation, culture and religion (R2 742 million or 2,2%) (see Table B, p. 11 and Figure 3, p. 12).