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

Transfers and Subsidies overall budget increases by 11.6 per cent from the 2022/23 revised estimate of
R9.440 billion to R10.531 billion in 2023/24 mainly due to the BFI funding for COEGA, norms and
standards for public ordinary schools and early childhood development as well as provision for the
Economic Development Fund.
Payments for Capital Assets budget decreases by 1 per cent from the 2022/23 revised estimate of
R4.337 billion to R4.292 billion in 2023/24. The decrease is due to the ongoing provincial focus towards
allocating funds for upgrade and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure instead of creating new facilities.

Payments by Functional Area

Table 5.3: Summary of Provincial Payments and Estimates by Functional Area
2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 % change
Policy area Audited Outcome Main Adjusted Revised Medium-term estimates from 2022/23
appropriation appropriation estimate
R'000
General public services 5 285 262 5 262 955 5 346 978 5 666 875 5 822 658 5 867 930 5 826 093 5 846 724 6 031 573 (0.7)
Public Order and Safety 102 311 106 774 104 220 105 238 109 293 109 293 115 179 118 481 123 832 5.4
Economic Affairs 8 281 139 7 845 431 8 517 535 8 241 274 8 960 514 8 960 678 9 695 719 9 168 352 9 691 104 8.2
Environmental Protection 336 714 340 158 368 433 342 175 361 388 361 388 353 345 365 753 366 966 (2.2)
Housing and Community Amenities 2 311 286 1 658 457 2 545 035 2 437 730 2 501 312 2 504 631 2 535 202 2 666 998 2 738 952 1.2
Health 26 188 740 27 994 218 27 578 729 27 331 051 28 209 058 28 226 972 28 139 339 29 278 853 30 571 190 (0.3)
Recreation, Culture and Religion 963 363 796 676 940 276 975 231 1 003 506 1 004 045 993 394 1 024 214 1 064 283 (1.1)
Education 37 507 520 36 962 745 37 346 365 38 559 185 39 796 006 39 796 006 41 128 250 40 987 691 42 978 701 3.3
Social protection 2 621 668 2 581 071 2 777 572 2 769 412 2 810 064 2 811 672 2 833 704 2 951 457 3 084 872 0.8
Total 83 598 004 83 548 486 85 525 143 86 428 171 89 573 799 89 642 615 91 620 224 92 408 524 96 651 473 2.2
Source: Provincial Treasury Database 2023/24

Table 5.3 above shows the summary of provincial payments and estimates for the 2023 MTEF by policy
area. The spending increased from R83.598 billion in 2019/20 to R89.642 billion in the 2022/23 revised
estimate and the budget increases further by 2.2 per cent to R91.620 billion in 2023/24.

The distribution of the budget shows the largest share is allocated to Education at R41.128 billion and
Health at R28.139 billion in 2023/24. This shows the province continues with its commitment of ensuring
quality education for all learners and improved health outcomes.

The education sector is still recovering from the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on learning and
teaching. Which is why in 2023/24, access to basic education will be improved through prioritisation of the
establishment of schools, provision of adequate Learner and Teacher Support Material (LTSM) as well as
the provision of safe and reliable scholar transport and nutritious and healthy meals for needy students.
Through the lessons learnt from the pandemic, in 2023 MTEF the sector will leverage on current ICT
investment with a focus to improve the department’s operational efficiencies by automating critical
business processes. The pandemic has necessitated the need to broaden access to e-learning and
e-content, which will allow the province to be more resilient, equitable and inclusive for all learners no
matter which area they come from. Furthermore, the department is working towards establishing an Early
Childhood Development Institute in the Province.

The Health sector will continue to implement the Medical Legal Strategy to curb the rise of Medico legal
claims through strengthening health care systems for improved quality of life and improvement of maternal

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