IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The net change in the stock of cash from the national government and donor funds amounted to a decreased of R23 404 million for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of national government for the fiscal year 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, classified economically and functionally. The total net change in the stock of cash from the national government and donor funds amounted to R23 404 million for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.

Major Influences

The major contributors to the amount of R23 404 million from the net change in the stock of cash of national government for the fiscal year 2015/2016 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R1 119 485 million and the expense cash flow amounted to R1 279 678 million, resulting in a net cash outflow from operating activities of R160 193 million for the 2015/2016 fiscal year ending 31 March 2016. A net cash flow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R18 454 million for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. The cash deficit for 2015/2016 was R178 647 million. The net acquisition of financial assets other than cash amounted to a cash outflow of R125 million for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to R155 368 million, resulting in a net cash inflow of R155 243 million from financing activities for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash for national government amounted to a decrease of R23 404 million (see Table A, p. 6, Figure 1, p 7).

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets of R1 298 255 million from the national government and donor funds for the 2015/2016 fiscal year was transfers of a general character between different levels of government (R446 978 million or 34,4%) (mainly to provincial governments to defray their expenditure on general government services), followed by social protection (R140 592 million or 10, 8%) and public order and safety (R116 470 million or 9,0%) (see Table B, p. 13, Figure 5, p. 14)