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

revised estimate of R2.504 million to R2.535 billion. However, included in the allocations is additional
funding by the province of R18.500 million in 2024/25 and R16.000 million in 2025/26. This is for carry
through costs in 2024/25 and 2025/26 for review of ICT digital strategy at R1 million and R1.500 million,
respectively; modernisation of Management Information System and automation of business
processes at R2 million and R1 million, respectively; monitoring of projects at R7 million and
R10.500 million, respectively; office furniture at R3 million for each financial year; and upgrading of
server and network infrastructure at R5.500 million in 2024/25.

Governance and Administration Cluster
For the 2023/24 financial year, the proposed resource envelope for the cluster amounts to R3.322 billion
and it increases to R3.388 billion in the outer year of the 2023 MTEF. The cluster will contribute towards
Priority 6 “Capable Democratic Institutions” of the PDP.

x Office of the Premier is projecting to spend R3.403 billion over the 2023 MTEF. In 2023/24, the budget
increases by 6.4 per cent from the revised estimate of R1.135 million to R1.208 billion. Included in the
allocations is additional funding by the province of R30 million in 2023/24 and R100 million over the
2023 MTEF for the Isiqalo youth fund to provide financial and non-financial support to youth owned
enterprises. Additionally, it should be noted that the department has incorporated the new functions
shifts in its baseline (including historic information) and in 2023/24 an amount of R188.677 million and
R591.884 million over the 2023 MTEF was centralised to the department for the Microsoft licences
while R4.5 million was shifted for year financial year over the 2023 MTEF from Sports, Recreation, Arts
and Culture for the commemoration days.
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x Provincial Legislature is projecting to spend R1.882 billion over the 2023 MTEF. In 2023/24, the
budget decreases by 5 per cent from the 2022/23 revised estimate of R639.982 million to
R607.951 million due once off allocations for full implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) system. However, included in the allocations from the province is additional funding of
R39.331 million in 2023/24 and R113.574 million over the 2023 MTEF. This is for augmenting
employees and members remunerations at R20.024 million in 2023/24 and R67.381 million over the
2023 MTEF, provision for committee oversight at R4 million in 2023/24 and R8.020 million over the
2023 MTEF, voter education at R6 million in 2023/24 and R18.021 million over the 2023 MTEF,
political party funding at R3.807 million in 2023/24 and R11.472 million over the 2023 MTEF, public
participation enhancement at R2.300 million in 2023/24 and R3.120 million in 2024/25 and National
Council of Provinces bills at R3.200 million in 2023/24.
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x Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is projecting to spend
R3.264 billion over the 2023 MTEF. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 3.2 per cent from the 2022/23
revised estimate of R1.018 million to R1.050 billion. Included in the allocations are funds rescheduled
from 2022/23 to 2023/24 amounting R2.1 million and R850 thousand for the vehicles of two Kings and
for the Lusikisiki King’s house, respectively. There are also allocations by the province of
R15.542 million in 2023/24 and R51.797 million over the 2023 MTEF, which are for Public Office
Bearers as proclaimed by the President at R5.303 million in 2023/24 and R15.909 million over the
2023 MTEF; tools of trade in terms of Traditional Leadership Handbook at R9.099 million in 2023/24
and R25.014 million over the 2023 MTEF; and R1.140 million in 2023/24 for purchasing of the vehicles
for 6 Chairpersons of the Local Houses of Traditional Leaders (i.e. Buffalo City, Amathole, Oliver
Tambo, Chris Hani, Alfred Nzo and Joe Gqabi). Furthermore, R9.734 million is allocated in 2025/26
for the carry through costs of the funding provided in the 2020 MTEF for Compensation of employees.

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