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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – 2023/24 Financial Year
7.5 Infrastructure payments

7.5.1 Departmental infrastructure payments

Table 7: Summary of departmental payments and estimates on infrastructure
Main Adjusted
Outcome Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from
appropriation appropriation
R thousand 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2022/23
Existing infrastructure assets 199 367 144 575 140 515 133 411 184 341 155 424 150 664 112 012 98 428 (3.1)
Maintenance and repairs 40 113 61 492 48 534 52 481 70 166 70 166 51 464 40 594 44 184 (26.7)

Upgrades and additions 159 254 83 083 91 981 80 930 114 175 85 258 99 200 71 418 54 244 16.4

Refurbishment and rehabilitation – – – – – – – – –
New infrastructure assets 66 635 69 123 83 658 129 061 76 631 105 548 123 475 160 733 193 353 17.0
Infrastructure transfers – – – – – – – – –
Current – – – – – – – – –
Capital – – – – – – – – –
Infrastructure payments for financial
assets – – – – – – – – –
Infrastructure leases – – – – – – – – –
Non infrastructure – – – – – – – – –
Total department infrastructure 266 002 213 698 224 173 262 472 260 972 260 972 274 139 272 745 291 781 5.0
1. Total provincial infrastructure is the sum of "Capital" plus "Recurrent maintenance". This includes non infrastructure items.
Table 7 above presents a summary of infrastructure payments and its estimates by category. A more
detailed listing of infrastructure projects to be undertaken by the department can be found under Annexure
B5 of this chapter.

The total departmental infrastructure spending decrease marginally from R266.002 million in 2019/20 to a
revised estimate of R260.972 million in 2022/23. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 5 per cent from to
R274.139 million when compared to the 2022/23 revised estimate due to the departments focus on the
district development through office complexes where new offices will be constructed.

7.5.2 Maintenance
Maintenance and repairs increased from R40.113 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of
R70.166 million in 2022/23 due to fast tracked maintenance to deal with the prestige portfolio backlog. In
2023/24, the budget decreases by 26.7 per cent to R51.464 million when compared to the 2022/23 revised
estimate due to key maintenance backlog performed in 2022/23.

7.5.3 Upgrades and additions
Upgrades and additions decreased from R159.254 million to a revised estimate of R85.258 million in
2022/23. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 16.4 per cent to R99.200 million when compared to the
2022/23 revised estimate due to the department preserving its infrastructure assets.

7.5.4 New infrastructure assets
The new infrastructure assets increase from R66.635 million to a revised estimate of R105.548 million. In
2023/24, the budget increases by 17 per cent to R123.475 million when compared to the 2022/23 revised
estimate due to the departments focus on District Development Programme of providing office
accommodation.

7.6 Conditional grant payments

7.6.1 Conditional grant payments by grant

Table 8: Summary of departmental conditional grants by grant

Main Adjusted Revised
Outcome Medium-term estimates
appropriation appropriation estimate % change
from 2022/23
2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
R thousand
Expanded Public Works Programme Intergrated Grant for Provinces
6 814 8 644 10 272 13 502 13 502 13 502 10 485 - - (22.3)
Total 6 814 8 644 10 272 13 502 13 502 13 502 10 485 - - (22.3)

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