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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) 2023/24 Financial Year

function to incorporate evidence-based oversight while it continues with consideration of performance

plans and reports in-year and annually working through Portfolio Committees.

3.2 Public Participation and Education

The annual State of the Province Address (SOPA) remains a standing programme of the House taking
place in the month of February. In order to deepened democracy, public participation with citizens and

continued engagements through planned sectorial parliaments and commemoration of institutional days.

3.4 Law Making
The focus of the Legislature will continue to ensure that public hearings and consultations are done on a

timely basis for all Bills introduced. There are Bills expected from the National Council of Provinces though
unknown at this point, there are also annual bills and those that will be carried over from the previous
financial year.

3.5 Governance and Administration

Governance and administration will be given attention to ensure that ECPL implements efficient financial
and human resources management and maintains clean administration. The institution will continue with

the ICT infrastructure upgrades and implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
Furthermore, the training of staff on the ERP system and related standard operating systems for the new
and changed financial accounting environment;

4. Reprioritisation

Budget of the Legislature reprioritisation has been informed by the budget cuts as a result of fiscus
consolidation. The budget cuts have a resultant negative effect on the ECPL baseline which resulted in

ECPL not fully delivering on its constitutional mandate. The institution had to ring-fence budget for transfer
payments to political parties, contractual obligations and partially funded the wage bill.

5. Procurement

The ECPL manages its current contracts for travelling and internal audit, procurement of tools of trade for
Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPL’s) and staff and also fleet. The Legislature will also continue

with the implementation of ICT strategy over a 3-5 year period and the procurement of GRAP support.

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