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2013 Division of Revenue Bill
Joint meeting by the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations
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Presenters: Kenneth Brown, Wendy Fanoe and Steven Kenyon, Intergovernmental Relations
Branch, National Treasury – 6 March 2013
Outline
• Legal basis of the Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB)
• Responses to the recommendations by the
Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations
• Layout of the 2013 DoRB and Act
• 2013 Division of Revenue Bill
– Changes to 2012 Division of Revenue Act
• Fiscal framework
• Provincial and local government allocations
• FFC proposals related to division of revenue for
2013 MTEF and government’s response
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Background
• Division of Revenue Bill – S214(1) of Constitution requires an Act of Parliament that sets out the
equitable division of nationally raised revenue among the 3 spheres, and
any other allocations to provinces and municipalities. The annual DoR Bill
gives effect to this section of the Constitution
• Section 76(4) of Constitution requires that DoR Bill must be tabled in NA, and go to NCOP thereafter
• Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act (MBAPRMA) impact on DOR Bill
– When budget is tabled, a report must be tabled that explains how recommendations by Parliamentary Committees on Appropriations regarding proposed division of revenue and conditional grant allocations to provinces and local government as contained in MTBPS are given effect to (or reasons why not)
• IGFR Act requires that – FFC submits 10 months before start of financial year recommendations to
Minister on division of revenue for coming budget. Government to present
Government’s response at tabling of Budget
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Responses to Recommendations by
Standing and Select Committees on
Appropriations
as they relate to Division of Revenue
(provinces and local government):
2012 Division of Revenue Bill
and
2012 MTBPS
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Recommendations by Standing Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS
Committee Recommendation Response
• 2012 Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB)
- Technical corrections be effected
to Municipal Infrastructure Grant
(MIG) of four municipalities (OR
Tambo DM; Alfred Nzo DM;
Matatiele LM and Umzimvubu LM)
• These technical errors were corrected in
the Gazette published in terms of
section 15(2) of 2012 Division of
Revenue Act
- National Department of Basic
Education (NDBE) to submit to
Parliament a progress report on
49 schools constructed under the
Accelerated Schools
Infrastructure Development
Initiative (ASIDI)
• Minister of Finance referred matter to
Minister of Basic Education
• NDBE submitted a progress report
signed by Minister of Basic Education to
Standing Committee on Appropriations
(SCOA) in July 2012 and made
presentation to SCOA on 1 Aug 2012.
Thereafter a number of further
engagements between department and
SCOA on implementation of this grant
(12 Sept; 19 Oct; 20 Feb 2013) 5
(1 of 3)
Recommendations by Standing Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS
Committee Recommendation
Response
- National
Department
of Health
(NDOH) to
submit to
Parliament
proposals to
address
challenges
in
misalignment
of national
and
provincial
priorities in
Health
Minister of Finance referred matter to Minister of Health
Stronger collaboration by national and provinces - • Infrastructure Unit Systems Support (IUSS) programme
(NDOH/CSIR and DBSA technical support)
• National Health Facility Audit in all 9 provinces - audit
results informs support by Facility Improvement Teams to
individual provinces
• Coordination mechanisms by NDOH to protect non-
negotiables
• NDOH increasing working with Provincial Treasuries to
ensure provincial budgets are directed towards national
health priorities
• Creation of an indirect grant (National Health Grant)
• Provincial Finance and Budget Support Unit to better
monitor and support provinces
• Implementation of NHI, including the roll-out of NHI pilots 6
(2 of 3)
Recommendations by Select Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS (3 of 3)
Committee
Recommendation
Response
• 2012 MTBPS - National Treasury (NT)
reports to Parliament on
the minimisation of costs
associated with employ-
ment of implementing
agents for delivery of
infrastructural programmes
• Proper management of implementing agents key
to ensuring that project are kept on-track, on-
budget and to specification. NT assists in building
capacity in these areas through infrastructure
development management system and
infrastructure development improvement
programme (national and provincial departments
of health, education, public works and treasuries)
– NT puts in place
measures to ensure that
transferring entities are
held accountable for the
administration and
performance of
conditional grants
• Roles and responsibilities of transferring national
officers (TNOs) defined in DoRA and conditional
grant frameworks. TNOs report to NT on financial
and non-financial grant performance. NT meets
with TNOs on quarterly basis to determine what
measures TNOs have put in place to improve
performance on underperforming grants
• Financial and non-financial reports shared with
Parliament on a quarterly basis 7
Recommendations by Select Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS (1 of 5)
Committee Recommendation Response
• 2012 DoRB - National Treasury (NT) and SALGA
should meet before 30 June 2012 to
deal with uncertainty and concerns
raised by SALGA, incl. calculation of
Local Government Equitable Share
(LGES) Formula and SALGA’s
improved participation in budget
process. A report on meeting,
detailing way forward, should be
provided to Committee
- SALGA should continue to interact
with Parliament, National Treasury,
and the Financial and Fiscal
Commission on their concerns
• Meeting was held on 22 June
2012. A joint report was submitted
to Select Committee
• NT and SALGA committed to
forging working relations on future
budgets, incl.
- technical preparation sessions
with SALGA prior to 2012
Budget Forum
- SALGA included in various
technical working groups
(LGES Formula review and LG
conditional grant frame-works
for 2013/14 financial year)
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Recommendations by Select Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS (2 of 5)
Committee Recommendation Response
• 2012 DoRB - Correction to Appendix W5:
“Cape Agulhas LM” must be
deleted where it appears next to
“Swellendam Waste Water
Treatment Works”, and the words
“Swellendam LM Municipality”
should be inserted
• The amendment was made through
the Gazette required in terms of
section 15(2) of the 2012 Division
of Revenue Act, which was
published on 31 May 2012
– Possible admin and legal issues
that could arise due to DoRB
being enacted after 1 April 2012
noted, but deadlines in DoRB be
adhered to given that contents in
Bill is known. Minister of Finance
may use his regulatory powers in
DoRB to resolve any such matter
• NT, in consultation with conditional
grant departments, made
appropriate amendments to 2013
DoRB (clauses and grant frame-
works) to deal with implementation/
legal challenges identified during
2012 due to enactment of 2012
DoRB after 1 April 2012 9
Recommendations by Select Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS (3 of 5)
Committee Recommendation Response
• SALGA to assist municipalities with:
- Using existing infrastructure
grants to address challenges in
rollout of infrastructure
- Clarifying grant purposes and
grant responsibilities
- Efficient and effective spending
and complying with grant
conditions
• Minister of Finance welcomed
recommendation and referred
this matter, in writing, to SALGA
for their attention
• SALGA participated in DCoG
provincial workshops on 2012
DoRA where awareness was
raised on legislative provisions
and how to comply
• 2012 DoRA Brochure produced:
- Informed municipalities of the
purpose and conditions of grants
- Finalisation delayed due to
serious capacity constraints
- Brochure will be updated with the
2013 DoRA including provincial
allocations to municipalities 10
Recommendations by Select Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS (4 of 5)
Committee Recommendation
Response
• All provincial
treasuries to
implement
effective
systems to
monitor
conditional
grant spending
by provincial
departments
• Minister of Finance welcomed recommendation and
referred matter, in writing, to Finance MECs for attention
• DORA requires that business plans by a national
transferring officer be approved by provincial treasuries.
This forms basis for monitoring performance. Both the
financial and non-financial reports prepared by
provinces are submitted to National Treasury via
provincial treasuries, who verifies the information.
Provincial treasuries are thereby able to monitor both
financial and non-financial performance on a monthly
and quarterly basis. Also, provincial treasury analysts
have access to the Basic Accounting System (BAS)
where they can monitor expenditure on conditional
grants on a daily basis
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Recommendations by Select Committee on
Appropriations on 2012 DoRB and 2012 MTBPS (5 of 5)
Committee
Recommendation
Response
• Relevant provincial
treasuries need to clarify
and address the issues
raised by provinces in
their negotiating
mandates
• Minister of Finance welcomed recommendation
and referred matter, in writing, to MECs for
Finance for their attention
• A number of provincial legislatures raised
concerns on the funding of poorer resourced
municipalities – a new LG equitable share
formula will be introduced from 2013/14
• All national and provincial
departments should work
with municipalities to
resolve issues of dispute
around properties and
incorrect billing which
contribute to non-
payment of property rates
• Minister of Finance welcomed recommendation
and referred matter, in writing, to Minister of
Public Works to be attended to together with
MECs
• Devolution of Property Rate Funds Grant was
instrumental in resolving these issues (Phase
Out Report was submitted to Standing and
Select Committees on Appropriations in Feb
2013) 12
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2013 Division of Revenue Bill
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Layout of the 2013 DORB
• Division of Revenue Bill – 39 sections
• 7 Schedules: 1. Equitable division of revenue among 3 spheres of government
2. Determination of each province’s equitable share (direct charge
against National Revenue Fund)
3. Determination of each municipality’s equitable share
4. Supplementary conditional grants to provinces and
municipalities
5. Specific purpose allocations to provinces and municipalities
6. Grant-in-kind (or indirect) grants to provinces and municipalities
7. Provision to specifically cater for immediate release of funds to
provinces and municipalities for disaster response
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This forms
part of Act
once
enacted
• Conditional grant frameworks
• Annexures with allocations per municipality
• Appendixes
Legislated
through Gazette
i.t.o. s15(1)
• Explanatory memorandum Falls away (but remains
on NT website)
Significant changes to the 2012 Bill (1 of 3)
• A large part of Bill remains the same annually – revisions are mainly to take
into account specific policy adjustments. Main amendments to 2012 Act:
– Provisions on infrastructure conditional grants further strengthened
• Provincial infrastructure grant reforms – Submission of monthly provincial report on provincial expenditure of
supplementary provincial infrastructure grants in format prescribed by
National Treasury (section 9(1)(d))
– Additional requirements in clause 26 require provinces to submit funding
proposals in line with prescribed standards during 2013/14 for health
and education infrastructure projects to be implemented from 2015/16
(s13 strengthened and s26(4) added)
• Health infrastructure – The 3 health infrastructure grants merged into 1 grant with 3 grant
components. Any shift between a grant component (limited to the same
province) needs to be gazetted (new s7(3))
– National Health Grant (indirect grant) can be converted to a direct grant
should a province have proven capacity (new s20(1)(iv))
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Significant changes to the 2012 Bill (2 of 3)
• Human Settlements – Additional clauses added to s16 to more comprehensively deal with
shift of a function (and concomitant grant funding) in cases where a
function (human settlements and public transport) is assigned to
specific metropolitan municipalities
» provisions for transfer, ceding of contracts from provinces to those
municipalities
– Municipalities receiving Urban Settlements Development Grant to
report against measures defined in their Service Delivery and Budget
Implementation Plan (s11 strengthened)
• Infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction costs following a
disaster – To assist provinces and municipalities with the recovery and
rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged by disasters, a clause is added
(s19(4)) to allow National Treasury to instruct that a portion of an
existing infrastructure grant be used for this purpose
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Significant changes to the 2012 Bill (3 of 3)
– Continued operation of Act after commencement of the new
national and provincial financial years up to enactment of the new
Division of Revenue Act • In line with recommendation by Select Committee of Appropriations,
provision has been made to enable National Transferring Officers to still
enforce conditions in previous Act and conditional grant frameworks until
new Act becomes in force (around May each year) (27(1) is for 2013/14 and
27(3) is for 2014/15 onwards)
– Framework for providing exemptions on any condition in Act
and/or conditional grant framework • Exemptions subject to: cannot be implemented in practice, impede
achievement of any object of this Act, or undermines financial viability of
affected national or provincial department or municipality
– Improving linkages between sections (technical refinements)
• Suspending payment schedule when a transfer is withheld (s17(2))
• NT to determine approach for payment schedules with respect to indirect
grants (s22(3)(d))
• Improved alignment between Govt Gazettes i.t.o sections 15 and 25
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2013 DORB - Schedules
• Re-organisation of Schedules – A technical (drafting) amendment to re-organise numbering of conditional
grant schedules so that schedules dealing with the same kind of grant for
provinces and municipalities are now contained in one schedule
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Purpose of schedule 2012 DORA
numbering
2013 DORB
numbering
Supplementary grants to provinces 4 4A
Supplementary grants to municipalities 4 4B
Specific purpose grants to provinces 5 5A
Specific purpose grants to municipalities 6 5B
Allocations-in-kind to provinces 7 6A
Allocations-in-kind to municipalities 7 6B
Provision for immediate disaster relief (provincial) 8 7A
Provision for immediate disaster relief (municipal) 8 7B
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Context of the 2013 Budget
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South Africa’s Fiscal Framework
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• Countercyclical response to
financial crisis turned a budget
surplus to a deficit
• Weaker-than-expected revenue
growth widens deficit to 5.2% in
2012/13
• Deficit narrows to 3.1% of GDP by
2015/16 in line with expected
improvement in the economy and
slower expenditure growth
• Government has:
– Trimmed growth in national
department expenditure
– Reduced the contingency
reserve by R23.5bn
– Reprioritised R52.1 billion in
support of key priorities
• Core spending is reduced by
R10.4bn over the medium term
• Expenditure reviews will increase
efficiency and eliminate waste
Consolidated expenditure and revenue as a
percentage of GDP, 2002/03 – 2015/16
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Revenue
Expenditure
2013/14 Consolidated expenditure: R1.15bn
2013/14 Consolidated revenue: R985bn
2011 Census revealed the scale of challenges
facing South Africa
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Population growth (per province, 2001 – 2011) Changes in household numbers have been
even more dramatic in some municipalities: National
population
growth:
16%
Backlogs remain a major challenge (number of households without access)
But many more households have access to services (number of households with access at RDP standard)
Name Province Type2001-2011
% Growth
Gamagara Northern Cape Small town 104%
Bitou Western Cape Small town 90%
Steve Tshwete Mpumalanga Secondary city 79%
Rustenburg North West Secondary city 76%
Musina Limpopo Small town 73%
Umzumbe KwaZulu-Natal Rural municipality -8%
Great Kei Eastern Cape Small town -9%
Maphumulo KwaZulu-Natal Rural municipality -10%
Kopanong Free State Small town -11%
Nala Free State Small town -16%
How the Division of Revenue responds to
these challenges
• South Africa has pressing needs for the delivery of infrastructure and
services, but limited fiscal space. Government must learn to do more with
existing resources
• Some of the key ways the 2013 DoRB responds to this challenge :
– A new local government equitable share formula that increases
transparency and will promote accountability for the use of resources
– Reconfiguring health infrastructure grants to promote flexibility in
delivery
– Introducing a new system for allocating provincial infrastructure
grants that will link funding to planning (impact form 2015)
– A new Municipal Water Infrastructure Grant administered by DWA
(with assistance from water boards) to accelerate backlog eradication
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Additions to Baselines
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National (47.6%) Provincial (43.5%) Local Govt (8.9%)
•Job creation and labour
•Economic competitiveness
and support package:
Green Fund
• Improved infrastructure
(Universities in Mp and
NC, De Hoop Dam,
Passenger Rail and
national roads, science
and technology
infrastructure)
• Equitable Share: ICS, absorption of
social work graduates; NGOs;
number of teachers in grade R and
no-fee schools; improved TB
diagnostic systems
• Conditional Grants: HIV and Aids
treatment & prevention, ICS in
health and FET colleges,
infrastructure (education and
roads) and housing (accelerated
upgrading of informal settlements)
•Equitable share: Increased
institutional support for small
and poor municipalities and
funding for increased bulk
costs for basic services
•Conditional Grants: Support
to integrated city
development; infrastructure
(water; public transport;
energy)
Changes over baseline, 2013/14 – 2015/16
R million 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
National departments 6 310 10 628 24 752
Provinces 3 060 4 723 17 283
Local government 793 873 6 608
Allocated expenditure 10 164 16 223 48 643
Division of Revenue
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Table W1.3 Division of nationally raised revenue, 2009/10 – 2015/16
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R million
Outcome Revised
estimat
Medium-term estimates
Debt-service costs 57 129 66 227 76 460 88 325 99 741 108 718 118 163
Non-interest expenditure 690 068 738 914 812 063 878 642 955 333 1 029 262 1 107 564
Percentage increase 18.7% 7.1% 9.9% 8.2% 8.7% 7.7% 7.6%
Total expenditure 747 197 805 141 888 523 966 967 1 055 075 1 137 981 1 225 727
Percentage increase 17.5% 7.8% 10.4% 8.8% 9.1% 7.9% 7.7%
Contingency reserve – – – – 4 000 6 500 10 000
Division of available funds
National departments 345 366 355 188 381 324 413 098 452 530 489 456 521 706
Provinces 293 164 322 822 362 488 388 516 414 152 441 727 474 389
Equitable share 236 891 265 139 291 736 313 016 337 572 359 924 383 697
Conditional grants 56 273 57 682 70 753 75 500 76 580 81 803 90 692
Local government 51 537 60 904 68 251 77 028 84 651 91 579 101 469
Equitable share1 23 845 30 541 33 173 37 373 40 582 44 490 50 208
General fuel levy sharing w ith
metropolitan municipalities
6 800 7 542 8 573 9 040 9 613 10 190 10 659
Conditional grants 20 892 22 821 26 505 30 615 34 456 36 899 40 603
Total 690 068 738 914 812 063 878 642 951 333 1 022 762 1 097 564
Percentage shares
National departments 50.0% 48.1% 47.0% 47.0% 47.6% 47.9% 47.5%
Provinces 42.5% 43.7% 44.6% 44.2% 43.5% 43.2% 43.2%
Local government 7.5% 8.2% 8.4% 8.8% 8.9% 9.0% 9.2%
SECRET
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Provincial Budget Framework for
2013 MTEF
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Provincial fiscal framework
• R44.3b added to provincial fiscal framework over 2013 MTEF
• Equitable share increased by R36.1 billion – The 2012 wage agreements
– Cushioning the impact of the phasing in of the 2011 Census data in the
provincial equitable share formula
– Increased numbers of teachers for poor schools and Grade R
– Improved diagnostics for tuberculosis
– Increased assistance to non-governmental organisations providing social
development services
– Absorption of social work graduates
• Conditional grants are increased by R8.2 billion – Continued expansion of HIV and Aids prevention and treatment programmes
– Investment in provincial roads
– Informal settlement upgrading in mining towns
– Improvements in community library services
– School infrastructure
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Total transfers to provinces for 2012/13
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R million
Equitable
share
Conditional
grants
Total
transfers
Eastern Cape 50 165 9 466 59 631
Free State 20 000 6 021 26 021
Gauteng 61 375 15 510 76 885
KwaZulu-Natal 73 510 14 575 88 085
Limpopo 41 362 7 179 48 541
Mpumalanga 27 211 5 788 32 999
Northern Cape 9 022 3 274 12 296
North West 22 754 4 990 27 744
Western Cape 32 175 9 589 41 764
Unallocated - 188 188
Total 337 572 76 580 414 152
Total transfers to provinces, 2013/14
Revisions to the Provincial Equitable Share
•PES revised upwards by R36.1b over 2013 MTEF. The devolution of property rate funds grant
phased into PES over 2013 MTEF using current conditional grant shares as add-ons
Table 1.1 Revisions to the Provincial Equitable Share for the 2013 MTEF
R thousand2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Total
Technical revisions
Original PES baseline 2013 MTEF 328 920 693 349 350 999 365 421 145 1 043 692 837
Reduction of 1%, 2% and 3% -785 746 -1 665 854 -2 604 449 -5 056 049
Revised PES baseline 328 134 947 347 685 145 362 816 696 1 038 636 788
PES additions 7 385 472 10 071 311 18 613 004 36 069 787
Improvements conditions of service 6 493 808 8 032 968 11 526 321 26 053 097
Education – – 1 811 492 1 811 492
Increased number of teachers (Quintile 1 schools) – – 1 011 492 1 011 492
Grade R teachers – – 800 000 800 000
Health 30 000 80 000 228 200 338 200
TB – GeneXpert 30 000 80 000 228 200 338 200
Social Development 220 000 505 100 812 991 1 538 091
Absorption of social w ork graduates 120 000 305 100 512 991 938 091
Support to the NGO sector 100 000 200 000 300 000 600 000
Other adjustments 641 664 1 453 243 4 234 000 6 328 907
Provision for 2011 Census impact to provinces w ith declining shares 641 664 1 453 243 2 117 000 4 211 907
Provision for 2011 Census impact – – 2 117 000 2 117 000
Revised baseline for 2013 MTEF (excl. Devolution of Property Rate Fund Grant) 335 520 419 357 756 456 381 429 700 1 074 706 575
Other adjustments 2 051 993 2 167 743 2 267 459 6 487 195
Property rate funds (to be phased into PES) 2 051 993 2 167 743 2 267 459 6 487 195
Revised baseline for 2013 MTEF (incl. Devolution of Property Rate Fund Grant) 337 572 412 359 924 199 383 697 159 1 081 193 770 28
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• Education component (48 per cent)
– 2012 School enrolment numbers (2012 SNAP survey, DBE)
– 2011 School age cohort (5 – 17 years from 2011 Census)
• Health component (27 per cent)
– Population data (2011 Census, Stats SA)
– Insured population (General Household Survey 2011, Stats SA)
– PHC and Hospital output data (District Health Information System)
• Poverty component (3 per cent)
– 2010/11 Income and Expenditure Survey (Stats SA)
– Population data (2011 Census, Stats SA)
• Basic component (16 per cent)
– Population data (2011 Census)
• Economic activity component (1 per cent)
– GDP- Region (2010)
• Institutional component (5 per cent) - no data used
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Data used to update components of formula
Population shifts from census 2001, Mid Year
Estimates 2011 and Census 2011
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2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
2001 Census
2011 Mid-year Estimates
2011 Census
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Table W1.7 2011 mid-year estimates vs 2011 Census
2011 mid-
year
estimates
2011
Census
Population
shifts
Percentage
shares
(mid-year
2011)
Percentage
shares
(2011
Census)
Population
shifts
Eastern Cape 6 829 958 6 562 053 -267 905 13.5% 12.7% -0.83%
Free State 2 759 644 2 745 590 -14 054 5.5% 5.3% -0.15%
Gauteng 11 328 203 12 272 263 944 060 22.4% 23.7% 1.31%
Kw aZulu-Natal 10 819 130 10 267 300 -551 830 21.4% 19.8% -1.55%
Limpopo 5 554 657 5 404 868 -149 789 11.0% 10.4% -0.54%
Mpumalanga 3 657 181 4 039 939 382 758 7.2% 7.8% 0.57%
Northern Cape 1 096 731 1 145 861 49 130 2.2% 2.2% 0.05%
North West 3 253 390 3 509 953 256 563 6.4% 6.8% 0.35%
Western Cape 5 287 863 5 822 734 534 871 10.5% 11.2% 0.79%
Total 50 586 757 51 770 561 1 183 804 100.0% 100.0% –
Impact on equitable share for 2013 MTEF for
provinces with declining shares
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Table W1.8 Provincial equitable share: 2011 Census impact
on provinces with declining shares, 2013 MTEF 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R thousand Medium-term estimates
Eastern Cape 185 962 421 166 685 628
Free State 34 594 78 350 171 261
Gauteng – – –
Kw aZulu-Natal 289 915 656 600 773 075
Limpopo 131 193 297 127 487 036
Mpumalanga – – –
Northern Cape – – –
North West – – –
Western Cape – – –
Total 641 664 1 453 243 2 117 000
Shares per component per province
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Table W1.10 Distributing the equitable shares by province, 2013 MTEF
Education Health Basic
share
Poverty Economic
activity
Institu-
tional
Weighted
average
48% 27% 16% 3% 1% 5% 100%
Eastern Cape 15.3% 13.5% 12.7% 16.3% 7.7% 11.1% 14.2%
Free State 5.3% 5.4% 5.3% 5.4% 5.5% 11.1% 5.6%
Gauteng 17.3% 21.9% 23.7% 16.9% 33.7% 11.1% 19.4%
Kw aZulu-Natal 22.7% 21.7% 19.8% 22.2% 15.8% 11.1% 21.3%
Limpopo 13.1% 10.3% 10.4% 13.6% 7.2% 11.1% 11.8%
Mpumalanga 8.5% 7.2% 7.8% 9.1% 7.0% 11.1% 8.2%
Northern Cape 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 11.1% 2.7%
North West 6.5% 6.7% 6.8% 8.0% 6.7% 11.1% 6.9%
Western Cape 8.9% 11.1% 11.2% 6.1% 14.1% 11.1% 10.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Full impact of data updates on PES
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Table W1.11 Full impact on data updates on the equitable
share2012 MTEF
weighted
2013 MTEF
weighted
Difference
Eastern Cape 14.9% 14.2% -0.79%
Free State 5.8% 5.6% -0.20%
Gauteng 18.0% 19.4% 1.44%
Kw aZulu-Natal 22.2% 21.3% -0.89%
Limpopo 12.4% 11.8% -0.56%
Mpumalanga 7.9% 8.2% 0.24%
Northern Cape 2.6% 2.7% 0.05%
North West 6.6% 6.9% 0.21%
Western Cape 9.4% 10.0% 0.51%
Total 100.0% 100.0% –
Phasing in the impact
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Table :Implementation of the equitable share weights, 2013/14 – 2015/16
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Percentage Weighted shares
Eastern Cape 15.2% 14.9% 14.5% 14.2%
Free State 6.0% 5.9% 5.8% 5.6%
Gauteng 17.6% 18.2% 18.8% 19.4%
Kw aZulu-Natal 21.9% 21.7% 21.5% 21.3%
Limpopo 12.6% 12.3% 12.0% 11.8%
Mpumalanga 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 8.2%
Northern Cape 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7%
North West 6.7% 6.7% 6.8% 6.9%
Western Cape 9.3% 9.5% 9.7% 10.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
2013 MTEF weighted shares 3-year phasing
PES allocations after data updates, additional
funds phase-in and top up are included
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Note: 2012/13 excludes in-year additions and 2013 MTEF allocations do not include the phasing of
the Devolution of Property Rate Funds Grant into the PES
Table :Allocations per province, 2013 MTEF
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R thousand Medium-term estimates
Eastern Cape 46 940 272 49 952 983 52 114 079 54 377 525
Free State 18 531 165 19 717 421 20 606 599 21 584 657
Gauteng 54 545 389 61 078 937 67 118 490 73 722 523
Kw aZulu-Natal 67 802 913 73 039 732 77 316 101 81 590 459
Limpopo 38 721 016 41 324 604 43 224 713 45 227 388
Mpumalanga 24 874 453 27 098 657 28 961 401 30 969 089
Northern Cape 8 255 155 8 974 831 9 571 246 10 213 017
North West 20 614 831 22 550 753 24 204 415 25 992 069
Western Cape 28 772 188 31 782 501 34 639 411 37 752 974
Total 309 057 382 335 520 419 357 756 456 381 429 700
Table 1.12 PES annual growth rates, 2013 MTEF
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R thousand Medium-term estimates
Eastern Cape – 6.4% 4.3% 4.3%
Free State – 6.4% 4.5% 4.7%
Gauteng – 12.0% 9.9% 9.8%
Kw aZulu-Natal – 7.7% 5.9% 5.5%
Limpopo – 6.7% 4.6% 4.6%
Mpumalanga – 8.9% 6.9% 6.9%
Northern Cape – 8.7% 6.6% 6.7%
North West – 9.4% 7.3% 7.4%
Western Cape – 10.5% 9.0% 9.0%
Total – 8.6% 6.7% 6.6%
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Major changes to provincial conditional
transfers
• Devolution of Property Rate Funds Grant phased into equitable share
– Allocations will be as an “odd on” based on provincial conditional grant
expenditure shares for three years
• Reforms to health grants to provide greater flexibility
– Merging of health infrastructure grants (s7(3))
– Creation of an indirect grant (health infrastructure and NHI components)
with possibility to shift to a direct grant (new s20(1)(b)(iv))
• New Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant formula
– New formula based on provincial road networks, road traffic and
weather conditions
• Human Settlements Development Grant
– Potential devolution to cities (s16(5)–also applicable to public transport)
– Plan to revise formula over the MTEF
• 2014 African Nations Championship health and medical services grant
• Provincial infrastructure grants (see next slides)
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A new approach to institutionalise planning –
provincial infrastructure grants
• Failure to complete infrastructure projects on time and in budget usually
begins with poor planning
• The 2012 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement said:
– “Over the next three years government aims to achieve better value
for money from investment in provincial infrastructure. A new
approach to infrastructure conditional grants is intended to
institutionalise proper planning. Provinces will be required to bid
for these allocations two years in advance and financial incentives
will be built into the grant for provinces that implement best
practices in delivering infrastructure”
• A new approach is being introduced for health and education
infrastructure grants that will require provinces to begin submitting plans
in 2013/14 for funds to be received in 2015/16
• If plans (and subsequent project packaging) do not meet the
requirements prescribed, provinces will not receive grant funding
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How the planning and approval process
will work
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Treasury and related
national sector
department evaluate,
review and recommend
Unallocated
funds
Approval
Unsuccessful
YEAR 1:
Infrastructure
and
Procurement
Planning
Stages 1& 2
Submission of Works
Packages
Unsuccessful Approval
Evaluation of
Strategic Briefs
Confirmation
allocation letter
Treasury and related
national sector
department
evaluate, review and
recommend
YEAR 2:
Package
Preparation
and package
definition
Stages 3 and 4
Unallocated
funds
Approval
Evaluation of U-AMP
(Infrastructure Plan)
Approval
Evaluation of IPMP and
Construction Procurement
Strategy
Submission of bid
for grant allocation
Approval
Evaluation of
Concept Reports
Funds
available
to re-
allocate
Implementing the new approach
The proposed approach seeks to: • enforce proper infrastructure and procurement planning for infrastructure
projects/packages
• ensure that project implementation results in better value for money
• reward provinces that follow best practices for planning and procurement by
establishing a performance based funding mechanism with incentives
• support the development of appropriate capacity and systems
The approach is supported by changes in the 2013 DoRB: • Section 26(3)&(4) require for provinces to submit plans in line with the bidding
process for the grants
And complimented by: • Draft Treasury Regulations on the Standard for the Infrastructure Delivery
Management System (IDMS) and the Standard for Construction Procurement
Strategy (CPS) – these will promote better planning and procurement
• The 2013 DoRB also promotes improved capacity by requiring compliance with
DPSA capacity requirements for infrastructure units, and reporting on positions in
these units
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Revisions to Provincial Conditional Grant
Baselines
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Revisions to conditional grant baseline allocations, 2013/14 – 2015/16
R million 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2013 MTEF
Additions to baseline 260 2 083 7 558 9 901
Arts and Culture – 385 680 1 064
Community library services – 385 680 1 064
Basic Education – 1 191 4 101 5 292
Education infrastructure – 1 191 4 101 5 292
Health – 100 1 184 1 284
Comprehensive HIV and Aids – 100 1 184 1 284
Higher Education and Training 91 110 130 331
Further education and training colleges 91 110 130 331
Human Settlements – 110 1 040 1 150
Human settlements development – 110 1 040 1 150
Transport 169 187 424 780
Provincial roads maintenance 169 187 424 780
Total additions to baseline 260 2 083 7 558 9 901
Less: Savings effected on conditional grants -268 -538 -916 -1 722
Net additions to baselines -9 1 545 6 642 8 178
Provincial Conditional Grant Allocations (1 of 2)
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Table W1.22 Conditional grants to provinces, 2012/13 – 2015/16
R million 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 MTEF total
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1 925 2 147 2 194 2 294 6 635
Comprehensive agricultural support programme 1 393 1 600 1 665 1 742 5 007
Ilima/Letsema projects 416 438 461 482 1 381
Land care programme: poverty relief
and infrastructure development
116 109 68 71 248
Arts and Culture 565 598 1 016 1 341 2 955
Community library services 565 598 1 016 1 341 2 955
Basic Education 10 990 12 343 13 188 16 350 41 882
Dinaledi schools 100 105 111 116 333
Education infrastructure 5 587 6 631 7 161 10 059 23 851
HIV and Aids (life skills education) 203 214 221 226 661
National school nutrition programme 4 906 5 173 5 462 5 704 16 339
Technical secondary schools recapitalisation 194 221 233 244 699
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 180 188 197 204 590
Provincial disaster 180 188 197 204 590
Health 26 073 27 517 29 610 32 083 89 210
Africa Cup of Nations 2013: medical services 15 – – – –
Comprehensive HIV and Aids 8 763 10 534 12 311 13 957 36 802
Health facility revitalisation 6 191 5 124 4 739 4 988 14 850
Health professions training and development 2 076 2 190 2 322 2 429 6 941
National tertiary services 8 878 9 620 10 168 10 636 30 425
National health insurance 150 49 70 74 192
Provincial Conditional Grant Allocations (2 of 2)
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Table W1.22 Conditional grants to provinces, 2012/13 – 2015/16
R million 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 MTEF total
Higher Education and Training 4 845 2 443 2 600 2 759 7 802
Further education and training colleges 4 845 2 443 2 600 2 759 7 802
Human Settlements 15 726 16 984 17 918 19 667 54 569
Human settlements development 15 726 16 984 17 918 19 667 54 569
Public Works 2 429 613 644 667 1 925
Devolution of property rate funds 1 919 – – – –
Expanded public w orks programme
integrated grant for provinces
293 356 371 382 1 108
Social sector expanded public w orks
programme incentive for provinces
217 258 273 286 816
Sport and Recreation South Africa 470 498 526 550 1 573
Mass participation and sport development 470 498 526 550 1 573
Transport 12 299 13 249 13 909 14 777 41 934
Provincial roads maintenance 7 982 8 696 9 126 9 774 27 596
Public transport operations 4 317 4 553 4 783 5 003 14 338
Total 75 500 76 580 81 803 90 692 249 075
Indirect transfers 1 277 3 060 5 269 5 032 13 361
Basic Education 1 277 1 956 3 170 2 912 8 038
School infrastructure backlogs 1 277 1 956 3 170 2 912 8 038
Health – 1 104 2 100 2 120 5 324
2014 African Nations Championship health and
medical services
– 6 – – 6
National health – 1 098 2 100 2 120 5 318
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Local Government Budget Framework
for 2013 MTEF
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Local government (LG) budget framework
• R5.4 billion added to LG equitable share over 2013 MTEF
• Net change (increase) to LG conditional transfers of R12.1b over MTEF
– Of this, R8.2b added to direct transfers and R3.9b added to indirect transfers
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Table W1.25 Net changes to direct and indirect transfers to local government,
2013/14 – 2015/16
R million
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2013 MTEF
total
revisions
Total of revisions to baselines 1 196 2 721 9 896 13 813
Direct transfers 830 1 165 7 003 8 998
Indirect transfers 366 1 556 2 892 4 815
Less
Total savings to fund government priorities -525 -513 -643 -1 681
Direct transfers -36 -292 -414 -742
Indirect transfers -489 -221 -229 -939
Net additions to baselines 671 2 208 9 253 12 131
Direct transfers 793 873 6 590 8 256
Indirect transfers -123 1 335 2 663 3 875
Additional funds for local government
• Local Government Equitable Share
– For rising costs of Free Basic Services and to support poor municipalities
• Integrated National Electrification Programme
– Once off allocation for “Approach to Distribution Asset Management” strategy
in 2013/14
– Additions (direct and indirect grants) to accelerate access over MTEF
• Water infrastructure
– Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant and Municipal Water Infrastructure Grant
• Rural Roads Asset Management Grant
– Expand to reach all district municipalities by the end of 2013 MTEF
• Infrastructure Skills Development Grant
– Fund more interns with science and engineering skills
• Hosting the 2014 African Nations Championship
• Promoting more integrated and efficient cities
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Local government budget framework
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Local government budget framework, 2009/10 – 2015/16
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R million
Revised
estimate
Direct transfers 51 537 60 904 68 251 77 028 84 651 91 579 101 469
Equitable share and related 23 845 30 541 33 173 37 373 40 582 44 490 50 208
Equitable share formula1 20 281 26 761 29 289 32 981 35 886 39 409 44 900
RSC levy replacement 3 306 3 492 3 544 3 733 3 930 4 146 4 337
Support for councillor
remuneration and w ard
committees
258 288 340 659 766 935 971
General fuel levy sharing
with metros
6 800 7 542 8 573 9 040 9 613 10 190 10 659
Conditional grants 20 893 22 822 26 505 30 615 34 456 36 899 40 603
Infrastructure 18 699 20 871 24 643 28 029 31 092 33 548 36 971
Capacity building and other 2 194 1 951 1 862 2 586 3 364 3 351 3 632
Indirect transfers 3 081 2 939 2 770 4 956 5 538 7 171 8 768
Infrastructure 2 763 2 682 2 553 4 823 5 399 7 029 8 617
Capacity building and other 318 257 217 133 139 142 151
Total 54 618 63 843 71 021 81 984 90 190 98 751 110 237
1. Outcome figures for the equitable share reflect amounts transferred after funds have been withheld to offset
underspending by municipalities on conditional grants
Outcome Medium-term estimates
The new local government equitable share formula
structure
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Basic Services
Institutional and Community Services
+
Allocation for every poor household in the country to enable municipalities to fund the cost of free basic services (including maintenance costs)
Made up of three parts:
Institutional funding
Funding for Community
Services
Revenue Adjustment factorEnsures more funds go to the municipalities with
less own revenue capacity(Factor of between 0% and 100% applied)
Form
ula
Ho
w it
wo
rks +
Correct-ion &
Stability
Ensures guarantees are met and smoothes changes in allocations
±
LGES Allocation
1 2 3
LGES = BS + (I + CS) x RA ± C
Where:
• LGES is the local
government equitable share
• BS is the basic services
component
• I is the institutional
component
• CS is the community
services component
• RA is the revenue
adjustment factor
• C is the correction and
stabilisation factor
Schematic of how the formula works The new Local Government equitable share (LGES) formula :
• Old formula produced allocations per poor household that were lowest for municipalities with
the least ability to raise their own revenue
• New formula corrects this with a much more redistributive structure
More realistic level of institutional funding for those municipalities
that need transfers to sustain their administration
Includes funding for community services
• Simpler formula structure is more transparent
• Higher affordability threshold (includes 59% of households)
• More realistic cost estimates for basic services
• Capability to update data (basic service costs and population)
Advantages of the new LG equitable share formula
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Metros Secondary cities Large towns Small towns Ruralmunicipalities
Old formula - Allocation per poor household
Metros Secondary cities Large towns Small towns Rural
New formula - Allocation per poor household
Challenge is to
ensure that once
funds reach
municipalities they
are used to deliver
services that benefit
poor households
Phasing-in the new allocations
• Large changes in allocations for some
individual municipalities (due to new
formula & updated 2011 Census data)
• Proposed five-year phase-in to cushion
impact
– ‘losing’ municipalities see allocations reduced
by 20% of the difference between old and new
formulas each year
– Funded by ‘gaining’ municipalities, giving them
time to adjust to higher allocations
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Allocations with old formula
Allocations with new formula
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Phase-in path20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Example of phasing in the shift from the old formula to the new formula over a 5 year phase-in period for a municipality with a lower allocation in the new formula
Changes to the structure of local
government conditional grants
• New grants:
– Municipal Water Infrastructure Grant
• Accelerate provision of water to households without access
• Partly funded through shift of funds from MIG
– Public Transport Network Operations Grant
• Separates operating funds from Public Transport Infrastructure
Grant and provide greater planning certainty for cities
– Integrated City Development Grant
• Linked to City Support Programme
– 2014 African Nations Championships Host Cities Operating Grant
• January 2014 tournament is follow-up to AFCON
• Rural Households Infrastructure Grant will become a direct grant
• MIG formula updated with Census 2011 data (phased in over MTEF)
• Structure of local government infrastructure grants will be reviewed in 2013
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LG conditional grants – Additions
,
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Additions to direct and indirect transfers to local government, 2013/14 - 2015/16
R million
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2013 MTEF
Total
revisions
Additions to baselines 1 278 3 010 9 859 14 147
Direct transfers 805 1 454 6 966 9 225
Equitable share – 851 4 561 5 413
Municipal w ater infrastructure grant 312 113 1 399 1 824
Municipal infrastructure grant – 179 231 410
Integrated national electrif ication programme 320 77 500 897
Infrastructure skills development grant – 50 70 120
Integrated cities development grant 40 150 150 340
2014 African Nations Championship host city
operating grant
120 – – 120
Rural roads asset management systems grant 13 34 54 101
Indirect transfers 473 1 556 2 892 4 922
Neighbourhood development partnership grant – – 4 4
Integrated national electrif ication programme 191 425 1 522 2 139
Regional bulk infrastructure grant 282 1 131 1 366 2 779
Neighbourhood Development Partnership
Grant allocations
• The Neighbourhood Development Partnership Grant has undergone a
review and a new strategy, aligned with the National Development Plan,
is being implemented.
– The grant will focus on being a catalyst for the development of densified and
interconnected hubs that transform the fragmented economic and spatial patterns of
development in our cities.
– Projects not aligned to this strategy are being completed and closed out. The
Department of Rural Development will take over small town projects.
• The allocations included in the annexures to the DoR Bill were based on
draft allocations before municipal assessments had been completed and
allocations had been aligned with the new strategy.
• The revised allocations were not included in the final Bill as the result of
a technical oversight. National Treasury apologises for this error.
• The Committee is requested to note this error and recommend that when
National Treasury gazettes the allocations in terms of Section 15, the
correct allocations are used.
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Integrated National electrification
Programme (municipal) allocations
• R320 million is added to the INEP (municipal) grant for a pilot of the
Approach to Distribution Asset Management that will refurbish key
municipal electricity distribution infrastructure.
• These amounts will be allocated and transferred through the INEP grant
• Unfortunately the allocations per municipality captured in the Bill do not
capture these allocations for the ADAM projects. The Department of
Energy revised these allocations, but due to a technical oversight these
were not captured in the Bill. National Treasury apologises for this error
• The Committee is requested to note this error and recommend that when
National Treasury gazettes the allocations in terms of Section 15, the
correct allocations are used.
• National Treasury will implement additional checks in the 2014 Budget
Process to avoid a recurrence of these errors.
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LG conditional grants - Infrastructure
,
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Infrastructure transfers to local government, 2009/10 – 2015/16
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R million
Revised
estimate
Direct transfers 18 699 20 871 24 643 28 029 31 092 33 548 36 971
Municipal infrastructure grant 8 728 9 704 11 443 13 882 14 352 14 684 15 448
Municipal w ater infrastructure
grant
– – – – 603 1 059 2 672
Urban settlements development
grant
4 418 4 968 6 267 7 392 9 077 10 335 10 700
Integrated national electrif ication
programme
900 1 033 1 097 1 151 1 635 1 565 2 056
Public transport infrastructure
grant
2 421 3 700 4 612 4 988 4 669 5 126 5 279
Neighbourhood development
partnership grant
508 832 738 578 598 591 600
2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums
development grant
1 661 302 – – – – –
Rural roads asset management
systems grant
10 10 35 37 52 75 98
Rural households infrastructure
grant
– – – – 107 113 118
Municipal drought relief grant 54 320 450 – – – –
Indirect transfers 2 763 2 682 2 553 4 823 5 399 7 029 8 617
Integrated national electrif ication
programme
1 616 1 720 1 165 1 879 2 141 2 488 3 680
Neighbourhood development
partnership grant
70 50 50 80 55 58 65
Regional bulk infrastructure grant 577 851 1 260 2 523 3 203 4 483 4 872
Backlogs in w ater and sanitation
at clinics and schools
350 – – – – – –
Backlogs in the electrif ication of
clinics and schools
149 – – – – – –
Rural households infrastructure
grant
– 62 78 341 – – –
Total 21 462 23 553 27 196 32 852 36 492 40 577 45 588
Medium-term estimatesOutcome
LG conditional grants – Capacity and Other
,
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Capacity building and other current transfers to local government
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R million
Revised
estimat
eDirect transfers 2 194 1 951 1 862 2 586 3 364 3 351 3 632
Municipal systems improvement
grant
200 212 220 230 240 252 261
Local government f inancial
management grant
300 365 385 403 425 449 470
Public transport netw ork
operations grant
– – – – 881 745 862
Integrated city development grant – – – – 40 150 150
2010 FIFA World Cup host city
operating grant
508 210 – – – – –
2013 African Cup of Nations host
city operating grant
– – – 123 – – –
2014 African Nations Championship
host city operating grant
– – – – 120 – –
Water services operating
subsidy grant
849 664 542 562 421 450 470
Expanded public w orks programme
integrated grant for municipalities
101 280 364 662 611 632 661
Infrastructure skills development
grant
– – 39 75 99 154 179
Energy eff iciency and demand-side
management grant
175 220 280 200 181 155 202
Municipal disaster grant 61 – 32 330 347 364 376
Indirect transfers 318 257 217 133 139 142 151
Energy eff iciency and demand-side
management grant
75 109 119 – – – –
Water services operating subsidy
grant
243 148 98 133 139 142 151
Total 2 512 2 208 2 079 2 719 3 503 3 493 3 783
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Government’s Response to
Recommendations of Financial and
Fiscal Commission on 2013/14 Division
of Revenue
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FFC Recommendations (3 main themes divided into 10 chapters)
• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Act requires that FFC submits recommendations on (a) an equitable division of revenue raised nationally among the 3 spheres; (b) determination of each province’s equitable share; and (c) any other allocations to provinces, local government or municipalities
• Government response limited to those that deal with 2013/14 Division of Revenue (non-related recommendations dealt with through other processes)
• FFC submitted recommendations for 2013/14 in 3 main themes and 10 chapters
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Supporting inclusive growth
1 Perspectives and prospects for job creation and the intergovernmental fiscal relations system
2 Financing e-education and achieving policy goals in public ordinary schools
3 Budget review of public universities in South Africa (SA)
Climate change and environmental sustainability
4 The Impact of Climate Change on South Africa’s Rural Areas
5 Alternative financing mechanisms for disaster management in SA
6 Financing of waste management in SA
Institutional development and inclusive growth and innovation
7 Impact of aggregate revenue and expenditure assignments on economic growth: the case of
provinces and municipalities in SA intergovernmental relations
8 Alternative service delivery arrangements: A case for municipal agencies
9 Understanding the dynamics of the capacity challenge at local government level
10 Assess gender-responsive budgeting in local government
Recommendations directly linked to
Division of Revenue (1 of 2)
• Ch 1: Government spending and its impact on
unemployment – Government already has a number of job creation initiatives
• Ch 2: Financing e-education – Agreed. Provinces should amend performance indicators to include
e-education
• Ch 4:Impact of climate change on South Africa’s rural areas – Government is reviewing the local government functional and fiscal
framework. Ensuring sustainability will be part of this review
• Ch 5: Alternative financing for disaster management – Government has developed a planning toolkit to assist municipalities
incorporate plans in their IDPs. Fiscal capacity is taken into account
in allocating disaster funds to municipalities
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Recommendations directly linked to
Division of Revenue (2 of 2)
• Ch 6: Financing waste management – Government is committed to investing in the green economy. Intend
to review infrastructure grants in 2013
• Ch 7: Impact of aggregate revenue and expenditure
assignments to provinces and municipalities – Government agrees that ability to raise own revenues should be
considered in any review of local government funding
• Ch 9: Understanding the dynamics of the capacity challenge
at local government – Government agrees that funding should be based on powers and
functions
– Government has already taken steps to streamline capacity grants
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Recommendations indirectly linked to
Division of Revenue (1 of 2)
• Ch 2: Financing e-education – Government agrees that successful e-education consists of an
ecosystem that includes both content and technology
• Ch 6: Financing waste management – full cost accounting – Government agrees that full cost accounting should be phased-in
and has several training and support initiatives to support this goal
• Ch 7: Impact of aggregate revenue and expenditure
assignments to provinces and municipalities – Government agrees that provinces and municipalities should
continue to invest in physical and human capital in line with the New
Growth Path and National Development Plan
– Government acknowledges that the performance of municipalities in
collecting revenue varies widely. Government is working to support
municipalities to build their administrative capacity
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Recommendations indirectly linked to
Division of Revenue (2 of 2)
• Ch 9: Understanding the dynamics of the capacity challenge
in local government – Government agrees that we need to enforce the minimum
competencies in the MFMA and has strategies in place to support
this
– Government supports the FFC’s view that sectors should set
minimum standards
• Ch 10: Assessing gender responsive budgeting in local
government – Government supports the proposals as a way of ensuring that the
collection and allocation of public resources is effective and targets
vulnerable groups
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