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 R22 380 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R22 380 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year.

1.     Major influences

The major contributors to the amount of R22 380 million of the net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2022/2023 were the revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R390 169 million and the expense cash outflows amounted to R305 132 million, resulting in a net cash inflow from operating activities of R85 037 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year ending 31 March 2023. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R19 814 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The cash surplus for 2022/2023 was R65 223 million. The net acquisition of financial assets other than cash amounted to a cash outflow of R42 445 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to R398 million, resulting in a net cash outflow of R42 843 million from financing activities for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash for extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R22 380 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 R325 141 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2022/2023 fiscal year was social protection (R84 487 million, or 26,0%); followed by economic affairs (R76 484 or 23,5%); general public services (R54 651 million or 16,8%); education (R49 379 or 15,2%); and health (R18 523 million or 5,7%). The smallest contributors were housing and community amenities (R20 303 million or 6,2%); recreation, culture and religion (R7 273 million or 2,2%); environmental protection (R6 829 million or 2,1%); public order and safety (R5 833 million or 1,8%) and defence (R1 381 million or 0,4%). (See Table C, p. 11 and Figure 2, p. 12 of the statistical release).