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Department: Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

Table 21: Summary of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification: P4 – Veterinary
Services

Main Adjusted
Outcome Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change
appropriation appropriation
R thousand 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 from 2022/23
Current payments 320 797 288 587 290 688 308 001 338 309 338 311 334 520 341 687 357 206 (1.1)
Compensation of employees 248 220 239 170 246 100 262 303 282 413 282 416 283 891 288 150 301 208 0.5
Goods and services 72 577 49 417 44 588 45 698 55 896 55 895 50 629 53 537 55 998 (9.4)
Interest and rent on land – – – – – – – – –
Transfers and subsidies to: 1 000 – – – – – – – –
Provinces and municipalities – – – – – – – – –
Departmental agencies and accounts – – – – – – – – –
Higher education institutions – – – – – – – – –
Foreign governments and internation – – – – – – – – –
Public corporations and private ente – – – – – – – – –
Non-profit institutions – – – – – – – – –
Households 1 000 – – – – – – – –
Payments for capital assets 8 050 7 962 4 818 4 871 3 653 3 653 5 822 6 084 6 364 59.4
Buildings and other fixed structures – – – – – – 1 000 – –
Machinery and equipment 8 050 7 962 4 818 4 871 3 653 3 653 4 822 6 084 6 364 32.0
Heritage Assets – – – – – – – – –
Specialised military assets – – – – – – – – –
Biological assets – – – – – – – – –
Land and sub-soil assets – – – – – – – – –
Software and other intangible assets – – – – – – – – –
Payments for financial assets 790 – – – – – – – –
Total economic classification 330 636 296 549 295 506 312 872 341 962 341 964 340 342 347 771 363 570 (0.5)

Tables 20 and 21 above show the summary of departmental payments and estimates for Veterinary
Services per sub-programme and economic classification from 2019/20 to 2025/26. Expenditure increased
from R330.636 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of R341.964 million in 2022/23 due to additional
Animal Health Technicians employed by the department and for procurement of animal medicine
necessitated by outbreaks occurred (rabies and foot and mouth diseases). This explains the decrease in
2023/24, to R340.342 million or by 0.5 per cent. The MTEF allocations cater the animal medicines, medical
supplies, and upgrade of veterinary laboratory in the Chris Hani District.

Compensation of employees increased from R248.220 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of
R282.416 million in 2022/23 mainly due to the appointment of additional Animal Health Technicians. In
2023/24, the budget increases to R283.891 million or 0.5 per cent in line with staff complement and
expected attritions.

Goods and services decreased from R72.577 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of R55.895 million
due to the implementation of baseline cut. In 2023/24, the budget decreases by 9.4 per cent to
R50.629 million, and this can be ascribed to funds that were reprioritised in 2022/23 for procurement of
animal medicine necessitated by outbreaks occurred (rabies and foot and mouth diseases) and travel
costs for additional animal health technicians. The MTEF budget provides for the acquisition of veterinary
medicines and chemicals and travel costs for animal health technicians.
Transfers and subsidies shows a once-off transfer payment of R1.000 million in 2019/20 for the
establishment of a Veterinary School at University of Fort Hare.

Payments for capital assets decreased from R8.050 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of
R3.653 million in 2022/23, mainly attributed to baseline reductions. In 2023/24, the budget increases by
59.4 per cent to R5.822 million to provide for upgrading of veterinary laboratory in the Chris Hani District
the procurement of veterinary equipment; replacement of computer equipment and departmental vehicles
(leases).

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