IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R5 942 million for the 2014/2015 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R5 942 million for the 2014/2015 fiscal year. The amount has increased from R4 367 million in 2013/2014.
   

1. Major Influences

The major contributors to the amount of  R5 942  million of net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2014/2015 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R192 246 million (2013/2014: R179 764 million); cash payments for operating activities, R151 592 million, (2013/2014: R144 697 million); purchases of non-financial assets, R13 798 million, (2013/2014: R13 018 million); sales of non-financial assets, R368  million (2013/2014: R874 million); net acquisition of financial assets other than cash, R20 816 million (2013/2014: R18 828 million); and net incurrence of liabilities, -R466 million (2013/2014: R272 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 R165 390 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2014/2015 fiscal year was social protection (R42 530 million, contributing 25,7%); followed by general public services (R39 338 million or 23,8%); economic affairs (R33 773 million or 20,4%); housing and community amenities (R12 451 million or 7,5%); education (R10 073 million or 6,1%); defence (R6 167 million or 3,7%); health (R6 569 million or 4,0%); recreation, culture and religion (R5 578 million or 3,4%); environmental protection (R5 562 million or 3,4%); and public order and safety (R3 350 million or 2,0%) (see Table B, p. 10 and Figure 3, p. 11).