IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R2 410 million for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R2 410 million for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. The amount has decreased from R6 007 million in 2014/2015.

1. Major Influences

The major contributors to the amount of  R2 410  million of net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2015/2016 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R213 804 million (2014/2015: R193 901 million); cash payments for operating activities, R170 941 million, (2014/2015: R153 492 million); purchases of non-financial assets, R17 351 million, (2014/2015: R13 721 million); sales of non-financial assets, R299 million (2014/2015: R366 million); net acquisition of financial assets other than cash, R23 850 million (2014/2015: R21 778 million); and net incurrence of liabilities, R449 million (2014/2015: R733 million) (see Table A, p.6).

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R188 292 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2015/2016 fiscal year was social protection (R52 487 million, contributing 27,9%); followed by general public services (R43 517 million or 23,1%); economic affairs (R38 797 million or 20,6%); housing and community amenities (R13 242 million or 7,0%); education (R11 036 million or 5,9%); health (R8 099 million or 4,3%);  defence (R6 226 million or 3,3%); recreation, culture and religion (R6 204 million or 3,3%); environmental protection (R5 379 million or 2,9%); and public order and safety (R3 305 million or 1,8%) (See Table B, p. 12 and Figure 3, p. 13).