Net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R7 456 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R7 456 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year.

      1. Major influences

The major contributors to the amount of R7 456 million of net change in the stock of cash of extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the fiscal year 2017/2018 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R260 675 million and the expense cash outflows amounted to R216 197 million, resulting in a net cash inflow from operating activities of R44 478 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year ending 31 March 2018. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R22 606 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year. The cash surplus for 2017/2018 was R21 872 million. The net acquisition of financial assets other than cash amounted to a cash outflow of R18 014 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to R3 598 million, resulting in a net cash outflow of R14 416 million from financing activities for the 2017/2018 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash for extra-budgetary accounts and funds amounted to R7 456 million (See Table A, p.6 of the statistical release).

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R239 494 million from the national and provincial extra-budgetary accounts and funds for the 2017/2018 fiscal year was economic affairs (R69 058 or 28,8%); followed by social protection (R61 774 million, or 25,8%); general public services (R46 753 million or 19,5%); education (R16 279 or 6,8%); housing and community amenities (R13 076 million or 5,5%); health (R8 992 million or 3,8%); recreation, culture and religion (R6 932 million or 2,9%); defence (R6 402 million or 2,7%); environmental protection (R5 468 million or 2,3%) and public order and safety (R4 759 million or 2,0%). (See Table C, p. 11 and Figure 2, p. 12 of the statistical release).