IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

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 R115 986 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year.

The statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of national government for the fiscal years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, 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 R115 986 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year.

Major influences

The major contributors to a cash deficit of R115 986 million of net change in the stock of cash from the national government sector for the 2022/2023 fiscal year were the revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R1 737 342 million and the expense cash flows amounted to R2 036 937 million, resulting in a net cash outflow from operating activities of R299 595 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year ended 31 March 2023. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R16 455 million for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The net incurrence of liabilities amounted to R200 064 million, resulting in a net cash inflow of R200 064 million from financing activities for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The total net change in the stock of cash of the national government amounted to a deficit of R115 986 million.

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets of R2 053 580 million from the national revenue fund and donor funds for the 2022/2023 fiscal year was transfers of a general character between different levels of government (R670 707 million or 32,7%) (mainly to provincial governments to defray their expenditure on general government services), interest paid on public debt (R308 459 million or 15,0%), followed by social protection (R253 102 million or 12,3%), economic affairs (R207 169 million or 10,1%) and public order and safety (R155 791 million or 7,6%).