IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R2 360 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, 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 360 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.

1.     Major influences

The major contributors to the amount of R2 360 million of the net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2021/2022 were the revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R329 818 million and the expense cash outflows amounted to R287 422 million, resulting in a net cash inflow from operating activities of R42 396 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year ending 31 March 2022. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R15 928 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The cash surplus for 2021/2022 was R26 468 million. The net acquisition of financial assets other than cash amounted to a cash outflow of R22 919 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to R1 189 million, resulting in a net cash outflow of R24 108 million from financing activities for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash for extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R2 360 million (See Table A, p.5 of the statistical release).

The largest contributors to the total expenditure cash flows for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R303 565 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2021/2022 fiscal year was social protection (R88 523 million, or 29,2%); followed by economic affairs (R61 679 or 20,3%); general public services (R52 241 million or 17,2%); education (R45 440 or 15,0%); and health (R20 606 million or 6,8%). The smallest contributors were housing and community amenities (R14 326 million or 4,7%); recreation, culture and religion (R7 937 million or 2,6%); environmental protection (R6 181 million or 2,0%); public order and safety (R5 076 million or 1,7%) and defence (R1 554 million or 0,5%). (See Table C, p. 10 and Figure 2, p. 11 of the statistical release).