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

Table 14 and 15 above reflect the programme expenditure summary per-sub programme and economic

classification from 2019/20 to 2025/26. The total programme expenditure decreased from R247.310 million
in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of R246.902 million in 2022/23 due to the implementation of ARPs and
costs associated with personnel over this period. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 6.3 per cent to

R262.342 million due to the on-going recruitment drive and efforts made to implement a rigorous
reprioritisation in the face of increased demand for the department to be visible in the municipalities as the

Department provides support as per requirements of section 154 of the constitution of RSA, 1996.

Compensation of Employees increased from R236.458 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of
R238.857 million in 2022/23 due to appointment and replacement of personnel as well as the

implementation of wage increment. In 2023/24, the budget allocation increases by 5.8 per cent to
R252.690 million due allocation received to absorb the impact of the implementation ARPs and wage
increment, funding set aside for resource to attend to municipal interventions as and when the situation
dictates – albeit not being sufficient given the demand for these services.

Goods and Services decreased from R10.852 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of R8.045 million in
2022/23 due to budget cuts. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 20 per cent to R9.652 million due to
internal reprioritisation to fund coordination efforts of making the service to the municipalities better as well

as municipal intervention and implementation of capacity development in municipalities, this is despite
limited budget.

Transfers and Subsidies decreased from R15.514 million in 2020/21 to a NIL revised estimate 2022/23

due to the discontinuation of financial assistance to municipalities as well as the completion of the section
139 intervention in identified municipalities. There is no further allocation made to municipalities going
forward due to a change in municipal support strategy which is now implemented through capacitation of

municipalities to be self-reliant.

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