Net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R2 133 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, 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 133 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The amount has decreased from R2 506 million in 2015/2016.

1. Major influences

The major contributors to the amount of R2 133  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, R232 522 million (2015/2016: R213 010 million); cash payments for operating activities, R194 617 million, (2015/2016: R170 031 million); purchases of non-financial assets, R17 086 million, (2015/2016: R17 351 million); sales of non-financial assets, R774 million (2015/2016: R299 million); net acquisition of financial assets other than cash, R22 534 million (2015/2016: R23 870 million); and net incurrence of liabilities, R3 074 million (2015/2016: R449 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 R211 703 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2016/2017 fiscal year was social protection (R59 528 million, contributing 28,1%); followed by general public services (R47 971 million or 22,7%); economic affairs (R45 089 million or 21,3%); housing and community amenities (R15 054 million or 7,1%); education (R12 852 million or 6,1%); health (R8 656 million or 4,1%); defence (R7 165 million or 3,4%); recreation, culture and religion (R6 462 million or 3,1%); environmental protection (R5 332 million or 2,5%); and public order and safety (R3 595 million or 1,7%) (See Table B, p. 12 and Figure 3, p. 13).