IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The net change in the stock of cash from the national revenue fund and donor funds amounted to an increase of R32 838 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of national government for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 fiscal years, classified economically and functionally. The total net change in the stock of cash from the national government and donor funds amounted to R32 838 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.

Major influences

The major contributors to the amount of R32 838 million from the net change in the stock of cash of national government for the fiscal year 2016/2017 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R1 175 253 million and the expense cash flow amounted to R1 330 088 million, resulting in a net cash outflow from operating activities of R154 835 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year ending 31 March 2017. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R15 526 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The cash deficit for 2016/2017 was R170 361 million. The net acquisition of financial assets other than cash amounted to a cash outflow of R1 375 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to R204 574 million, resulting in a net cash inflow of R203 199 million from financing activities for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash for national government amounted to R32 838 million (see Table A, p. 6, Figure 1, p. 7 of the statistical release).

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets of R1 345 763 million from the national government and donor funds for the 2016/2017 fiscal year was transfers of a general character between different levels of government (R473 097 million or 35,2%) (mainly to provincial governments to defray their expenditure on general government services), followed by social protection (R152 111 million or 11,3%) and public order and safety (R123 420 million or 9,2%) (see Table B, p. 13, Figure 5, p. 14 of the statistical release).