The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R46 899 million for the 2020/2021 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R46 899 million for the 2020/2021 fiscal year.

1.     Major influences

The major contributors to the amount of R46 899 million of the net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2020/2021 were the revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R293 710 million and the expense cash outflows amounted to R289 892 million, resulting in a net cash inflow from operating activities of R3 818 million for the 2020/2021 fiscal year ending 31 March 2021. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R11 329 million for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. The cash deficit for 2020/2021 was R7 511 million. The net acquisition of financial assets other than cash amounted to a cash inflow of R63 497 million for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to cash outflow of R9 087 million, resulting in a net cash inflow of R54 410 million from financing activities for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash for extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R46 899 million (See Table A, p.5 of the statistical release).

The largest contributor to the total expenditure cash flow for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R301 900 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2020/2021 fiscal year was social protection (R123 152 million, or 40,8%); followed by economic affairs (R54 716 or 18,1%); general public services (R44 739 million or 14,8%); education (R33 817 or 11,2%); health (R15 025 million or 5,0%); housing and community amenities (R11 426 million or 3,8%); recreation, culture and religion (R6 921 million or 2,3%); environmental protection (R5 838 million or 1,9%); public order and safety (R4 734 million or 1,6%) and defence (R1 530 million or 0,5%). (See Table C, p. 10 and Figure 2, p. 11 of the statistical release).