Net change in the stock of cash from the provincial revenue funds and donor funds amounted to a cash surplus of R6 439 million for the 2011/2012 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of provincial government for the fiscal years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the provincial revenue funds and donor funds amounted to a cash surplus of R6 439 million for the 2011/2012 fiscal year. The amount has increased from the R4 368 million cash surplus in 2010/2011.
     
Major Influences

The major contributors to the R6 439 million cash surplus of net change in the stock of cash of provincial government for the fiscal year 2011/2012 are the cash receipts from operating activities, R374 809 million, (2010/2011: R335 347 million); cash payments for operating activities, R339 355 million, (2010/2011: R306 001 million); purchases of non-financial assets, R29 089 million, (2010/2011: R25 156 million); and sales of non-financial assets, R74 million, (2010/2011: R178 million).

The largest contributor to the total cash payments for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R368 444 million from the provincial revenue funds and donor funds for the 2011/2012 fiscal year was education (R160 105 million, contributing 43,5%), followed by health (R108 644 million or 29,5%), total economic affairs (R39 842 million or 10,8%), total general public services (R19 445 million or 5,3%), housing and community amenities (R16 865 million or 4,6%), social protection (R11 472 million or 3,1%), recreation, culture and religion (R5 891 million or 1,6%), public order and safety (R3 671 million or 1,0%) and environmental protection (R2 510 million or 0,7%).