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

PDP. The department will continue to implement programmes that are aimed at promoting and
developing creative industries, transforming heritage landscape, promoting a culture of reading and
lifelong learning, promoting multilingualism and enhancing participation and excellence in sport. The
department is projecting to spend R3.081 billion over the 2023 MTEF. In 2023/24, the budget
decreases by 1.1 per cent from the 2022/23 revised estimate of R1.004 billion to R993.394 million.
There is a shifting of R4.5 million for each financial year over the 2023 MTEF for the commemoration
days to the Office of the Premier.
x Department of Community Safety budget allocation is for improving safety and security in line with
Priority 5 “Social Cohesion and Safe Communities”. The department is projecting to spend
R357.942 million over the 2023 MTEF. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 5.4 per cent from the
2022/23 revised estimate of R109.293 million to R115.179 million. This is as a result of provincial
funding of R8.200 million in 2023/24 and R25.724 million over the 2023 MTEF for the crime prevention
mobilisation in the hotspot areas in the province.

Economic Cluster

For the 2023/24 financial year, the resource envelope for the cluster amounts to R15.088 billion and it
further grows to R15.440 billion in the outer year of the 2023 MTEF.

x Department of Public Works budget is aligned to Priority 2 “Economic Transformation and Job
Creation” of the P-MTSF and PDP Goal 1 “Innovative and inclusive growing economy”, through playing
a custodian role of provincial government immovable assets and being a coordinator and provider of
sustainable infrastructure, resulting in socio-economic transformation and development. The
department is projecting to spend R7.729 billion over the 2023 MTEF and R2.503 billion in 2023/24. In
2023/24, the budget decreases by 6 per cent to R2.503 billion from the revised 2022/23 estimate of
R2.664 billion mainly as a result of the payment of rates and taxes accruals in 2022/23. However,
included in the allocations from the province is additional funding of R15.475 million in 2023/24 and
R22.258 million over the 2023 MTEF. These funds are for land audits to determine the assets of the
Province on which the payment of municipal charges will be levied amounting to R6.750 million in
2023/24, capacitation of Transversal Units to enable systems, equipment and structures for
infrastructure coordination role for the Province amounting to R3.210 million in 2023/24 and
R10.320 million over the 2023 MTEF, provision of fuel for the provincial buildings during the load
shedding amounting to R2.515 million in 2023/24 and for EPWP (NYS & APTCoD) capacitation
through the developmental programmes amounting to R3 million in 2023/24.
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x Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform budget is allocated for the
commercialisation of agriculture value chains in the Province, support smallholder farmers to increase
grain production as a catalyst to livestock development and improve food security, as well as
development of agricultural infrastructure. Furthermore, department will establish incubators that will
serve as research, technology and product development centres to enable cannabis product
commercialisation and human resource technical capability development, establishment of the
blended finance programme, as well as providing support to citrus farmers in order to enhance
commercialisation of agriculture, and this is all in with Priority 1 “Economic Transformation and Job
Creation” of the PDP. The department is projecting to spend R7.389 billion over the 2023 MTEF. In
2023/24, the budget increases by 0.7 per cent to R2.358 billion from the 2022/23 revised estimate of
R2.341 billion.
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