The net change in the stock of cash from provincial revenue funds and donor funds amounted to a cash surplus of R1 813 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of provincial government for the fiscal years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, 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 R1 813 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year. 

1. Major influences 

The revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R558 248 million and the expense cash flows amounted to R521 774 million, resulting in a net cash inflow from operating activities of R36 474 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year ending 31 March 2018. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R34 661 million for the 2017/2018 fiscal year. The cash surplus for 2017/2018 was R1 813 million. The total net change in the stock of cash for the provincial government amounted to R1 813 million (see Table A, p. 5 of the publication).

The largest contributor to the total expenditure cash flows for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R556 630 million from the provincial revenue funds and donor funds for the 2017/2018 fiscal year was education (R230 303 million, contributing 41,4%), followed by health (R176 794 million or 31,8%), economic affairs (R56 516 million or 10,2%), general public services (R29 675 million or 5,3%), housing and community amenities (R23 960 million or 4,3%), social protection (R19 171 million or 3,4%), recreation, culture and religion (R9 868 million or 1,8%), public order and safety (R6 459 million or 1,2%) and environmental protection (R3 884 million or 0,7%) (see Table C, p.10 and Figure 3, p.11 of the publication).