The net change in the stock of cash of the national government from the national revenue fund and donor funds amounted to a deficit of R104 080 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.

The statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of national government for the fiscal years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash of the national government from the national revenue fund and donor funds amounted to a deficit of R104 080 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.

Major influences

The major contributors to a deficit of R104 080 million of net change in the stock of cash from the national government sector for the 2021/2022 fiscal year were the revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R1 605 141 million and the expense cash flows amounted to R1 919 630 million, resulting in a net cash outflow from operating activities of R314 489 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year ended 31 March 2022. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R14 902 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The net acquisition of financial assets other than cash amounted to a cash outflow of R288 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to R225 599 million, resulting in a net cash inflow of R225 311 million from financing activities for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash of the general government sector amounted to a deficit of R104 080 million (see Table A, p. 5).

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets of R1 934 668 million from the national revenue fund and donor funds for the 2021/2022 fiscal year was transfers of a general character between different levels of government (R636 173 million or 32,9%) (mainly to provincial governments to defray their expenditure on general government services), interest paid on public debt (R268 072 million or 13,9%), followed by social protection (R240 276 million or 12,4%), economic affairs (R176 587 million or 9,1%) and public order and safety (R150 526 million or 7,8%).