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Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations

Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations. 2012 Appropriations Bill Mr. Thabane Zulu Director-General. Background. The Department has approved and implemented a turnaround strategy which includes a new organisational structure.

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Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations

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  1. Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations 2012 Appropriations Bill Mr. Thabane Zulu Director-General

  2. Background • The Department has approved and implemented a turnaround strategy which includes a new organisational structure. • This required a moratorium on filling of vacancies. • Related work programme activities affected by vacancies resulted in an impact on expenditure and will improve in the third and fourth quarters. • There is a need to prioritise the allocations to fund priorities especially where rollovers were not approved from 2011/12.

  3. The adjustments made included the shifting of funds within programmes and/or sub-programmes and not between programmes which is classified as a virement in terms of legislation. • Other shifting of funds was also done between items within the same Chief Directorates - Sub Programme.

  4. Departmental Adjustment Estimates Summary

  5. Summary of Adjustment Estimates • Rollovers approved. • R11 million for the leasing of office accommodation; and • R2.5 million for furniture and equipment. • Enforced savings. • R138.878 million has been identified by National Treasury as a saving on the Rural Household Infrastructure grant.

  6. Departmental Total Adjustment Estimate Summary

  7. Adjustment Estimate Summary • The savings identified in compensation of employees due to vacancies. - current vacancy rate is 31% and main reasons for the vacancies are the moratorium placed on the filling of positions due to the turnaround process and unavailability of office accommodation – moratorium has been lifted but office accommodation shortage still remains. • The savings were utilized to fund the following: • Goods and Services - research projects, consultants and various operational items such as advertising and communication; • Interest on financial leases which includes labour saving devices; • Transfer and subsidies: • Human Settlements Scholarship Programme. • The creation of a Human Settlements Chair at the Nelson Mandela Bay University • Employee social benefits on retirement; • The purchasing of office equipment.

  8. Expenditure per Programme 30 September 2012

  9. Expenditure per Programme at 30 September 2012 • Main reason for the 40% expenditure rate: • The conditional grants and transfers to departmental institutions make up 96% of the Departmental budget. • The Urban Settlements Development Grant provided for an allocation of R7.3 billion based on the following: • The USDG is transferred to municipalities on a fourth monthly basis starting in July. • As at 30 September the first tranche payments has been made or 23% of the USDG allocation. • Which resulted in the total expenditure of the Department is at 40%.

  10. Thank You

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