Key findings

The net change in the stock of cash from provincial revenue funds and donor funds amounted to a cash surplus of R7 471 million for the 2019/2020 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of provincial government for the fiscal years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, 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 R7 471 million for the 2019/2020 fiscal year.

1.      Major influences

The revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R636 189 million and the expense cash flows amounted to R597 138 million, resulting in a net cash inflow from operating activities of R39 051 million for the 2019/2020 fiscal year ending 31 March 2020. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R31 580 million for the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The cash surplus for 2019/2020 was R7 471 million. The total net change in the stock of cash for the provincial government amounted to R7 471 million (see Table A, p. 4 of the publication).

The largest contributor to the total expenditure cash flows for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R628 842 million from the provincial revenue funds and donor funds for the 2019/2020 fiscal year was education (R260 726 million, contributing 41,5%), followed by health (R206 618 million or 32,9%), economic affairs (R59 548 million or 9,5%), general public services (R33 523 million or 5,3%), housing and community amenities (R23 428 million or 3,7%), social protection (R22 085 million or 3,5%), recreation, culture and religion (R10 904 million or 1,7%), public order and safety (R7 485 million or 1,2%) and environmental protection (R4 525 million or 0,7%) (see Table C, p.9 and Figure 3, p.10 of the publication).