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The Namibian Budget 2017/18-2019/20

April 2017

T h e b e s t w a y to p re d i c t th e fu tu re i s to c re a te i t .

Background

The best way to pred i ct the fu ture i s to create i t .

Thesocialcontract

• VoteforGovernmentbasedonelectionand

policyproposals• PaytaxestoGovernmentfor

deliveryofservices

Setnationalagendaaround:

• Maintenanceoflawandorder

• Protectionofhumanrights

• Protectionofpropertyrights

• Provisionofnationaldefense

• Provisionofpublicgoods

• Correctionofmarketfailures

• Provisionofequalityofopportunity

• Redistribution

ThePublic

Publicsector


PerfectStorm

Drought

OilPriceshocks

Commodityprices

Constructionboomend

Bankliquidity

Interestrates

Publicexpenditure

Policyresponse

PerfectStorm- 2016


Positivesigns• Rain• Commodityprices• SACUreceipts• Recognitionofissues• CapitalinflowsLowbase(Husab)

Overhangs• ExternalPosition• Governmentfinances• Liquidity• ConstructionsectorConfidence

Thecurrentmacroenvironment

Revenue


Revenue

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

N$Million

Revenue

Actual 2006Budget 2007Budget 2008Budget 2009Budget

2010Budget 2011Budget 2012Budget 2013Budget 2014Budget

2015Budget 2015Mid-TermBudget 2016Budget 2016Mid-TermBudget 2017Budget


RevenueBreakdown

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

N$Million

RevenueBreakdown

TotalTaxRevenue TotalNon-TaxRevenue

NormalIncomeTax

onIndividuals,

$10.7

DiamondMining

Companies$2.1

Non-MiningCompanies

$5.7

VAT, $13.7

Taxesoninternationaltrade(SACU),

$19.6

Othersources$4.7

RevenueBreakdown


Revenue

-

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,0002006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015

/16

2016

/17

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019/20

N$Million

SACU

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

RevenuetoGDP

RevenuetoGDP RevenueGrowth GDPGrowth(nominal)


Revenue

N$Million 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

NormalIncomeTaxonIndividuals 10,814 10,715 10,851 11,653

DiamondMiningCompanies 2,202 2,056 2,268 2,466

Non-MiningCompanies 5,922 5,655 6,030 6,450

VAT 13,741 13,741 15,041 15,998

Taxesoninternationaltrade 14,071 19,597 17,978 18,891

Other 4,762 4,661 5,024 5,337

Total 51,512 56,425 57,192 60,795


§ Newrevenue/taxes§ Nomajorchanges:verypositive.§ Generalobjectiveof:

§ Deepeningandbroadeningtheexistingtaxbase.§ Curbingtaxbaseerosion.§ Curbingprofitshiftingandtaxplanningopportunities.§ Improvingoverallefficiencyinthetaxadministrationfunction.

Revenue


§ Newrevenue/taxes§ ProposalforaSimplifiedPresumptiveTax.§ Increaseofthefuellevy.§ TheprovisionsoftaxonCapitalGainswillbeexpandedtoprovideforwealth-basedtaxationoncertaincategoriesofcapitalassets.

§ TaxproposalsonwealthtaxwillbedevelopedtoembodytheprinciplesofSolidarityWealthTax.

§ ImplementationoftheTaxArrearRecoveryIncentiveProgramme.

§ EstablishmentofaSemi-AutonomousRevenueAgency.

Revenue

Expenditure


Expenditure

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10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

Expenditure

Actual 2006Budget 2007Budget 2008Budget 2009Budget

2010Budget 2011Budget 2012Budget 2013Budget 2014Budget

2015Budget 2015Mid-TermBudget 2016Budget 2016Mid-TermBudget 2017Budget


Expenditure

-80.0% -60.0% -40.0% -20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%

Vehicles

Transport

TravelAndSubsistenceAllowance

MaterialsAndSupplies

SocialGrant

Utilities

Construction,RenovationAnd…

S.O.E

GovernmentOrganisations

Total

Other

PersonnelExpenditure-Subtotal

DomesticInterestPayments

ForeignInterestPayments

Expenditureinsubdivision- %change(2016/17to2017/18)


DevelopmentExpenditure

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015

/16

2016

/17

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019/20

N$Million

BudgetBreakdown

Development Operational Development(%total)RHS

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

N$Million

DevelopmentBudget

Actual 2010 2011

2012 2013 2014

2015 2015Mid-Term 2016

2016Mid-Term 2017


2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20Actual Revised Budget Projection Projection

PersonnelExpenditure 24,000 24,443 28,095 28,402 28,906GoodsandOtherServices 9,085 8,291 6,546 6,362 6,663Subsidiesandothercurrenttransfers 17,834 17,334 16,691 14,790 15,038Interestpaymentsandborrowingrelatedcharges 3,130 3,875 5,001 4,264 3,131Acquisitionofcapitalassets 9,083 6,297 5,035 6,085 6,623CapitalTransfers 1,923 1,230 1,146 1,931 2,332LendingandEquityParticipation 22 26 27 28 28GRANDTOTAL 65,076 61,496 62,541 61,862 62,721

PercentofTotalPersonnelExpenditure 36.9% 39.7% 44.9% 45.9% 46.1%GoodsandOtherServices 14.0% 13.5% 10.5% 10.3% 10.6%Subsidiesandothercurrenttransfers 27.4% 28.2% 26.7% 23.9% 24.0%Interestpaymentsandborrowingrelatedcharges 4.8% 6.3% 8.0% 6.9% 5.0%Acquisitionofcapitalassets 14.0% 10.2% 8.1% 9.8% 10.6%CapitalTransfers 3.0% 2.0% 1.8% 3.1% 3.7%LendingandEquityParticipation 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%GRANDTOTAL 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

YearonYearGrowthPersonnelExpenditure 1.8% 14.9% 1.1% 1.8%GoodsandOtherServices -8.7% -21.0% -2.8% 4.7%Subsidiesandothercurrenttransfers -2.8% -3.7% -11.4% 1.7%Interestpaymentsandborrowingrelatedcharges 23.8% 29.1% -14.7% -26.6%Acquisitionofcapitalassets -30.7% -20.0% 20.9% 8.8%CapitalTransfers -36.0% -6.8% 68.6% 20.7%LendingandEquityParticipation 20.3% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%GRANDTOTAL -5.5% 1.7% -1.1% 1.4%

BudgetBreakdown

N$Million


PersonnelExpenditure

34.0%

36.0%

38.0%

40.0%

42.0%

44.0%

46.0%

48.0%

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

N$Million


PersonnelExpenditureTotal TotalExpenditure Personnelas%ofTotalExpenditure(RHS)


Expenditure

20,000

21,000

22,000

23,000

24,000

25,000

26,000

27,000

28,000

29,000

30,000

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

N$millions


2017/18MTEF 2016/17MTEF


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Samoa

-

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

%ofG

DP

CivilServiceWageBillas%ofGDP


Wagesandsalaries

-5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

-

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

N$

AverageSalary

AverageSalaryIncrease(RHS)

AverageCostToCompanyIncrease(RHS)

AverageSalary

AverageCostToCompany

-

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

Mar-10

Aug-10

Jan-11

Jun-11

Nov-11

Apr-12

Sep-12

Feb-13

Jul-1

3 De

c-13

May-14

Oct-14

Mar-15

Aug-15

Jan-16

Jun-16

Nov-16

AverageAn

nualW

age(N$)

AverageNamibianGovernmentWagevsInflation

InflationSuggestedAverageWage ActualAverageWage


Averagewages

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

AverageWagebyVote


Defence Spending

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

Militaryexpenditure(%ofGDP)

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

N$Million

DefenceSpending

2010Budget 2011Budget 2012Budget 2013Budget



Defence Spending

Nam

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Sub-SaharanAfrica

SouthAfrica

0

5

10

15

20

25

Percen

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DP

DefenceSpendingtoGDP


BreakdownofDefenceSpending

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

N$Million

DefenceSpendingBreakdown

Acquisitionofcapitalassets

Subsidiesandothercurrenttransfers

GoodsandOtherServices


0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

N$Million

DefenceSpendingBreakdown

OfficeoftheMinister Administration Training

NamibianArmy 21stBrigade NamibianAirForce

MilitaryHospital NamibianNavy DefenceAttache'


Vote ProjectTotalProjectCost

(N$Million)Education EstablishmentofHostelsatSchoolsNationwide 9,000Defence ResearchandDevelopment 6,658Transport RailwayNetworkUpgrading 5,457Transport KeetmanshoopviaAroabtoKleinMenasseBorderPost6km) 5,000

TransportRehabilitationoftheTR1/16:Windhoek-OkahandjaRoad(67km) 3,310

Rural/UrbanDevelopment ImplementationoftheMasterPlanforOshakatiTown 3,290Lands LandPurchaseSub-Programme 3,007Agriculture De-bushinginCommercialandCommunalareas 2,975

AgricultureConstructionofLargeDams,DesalinationandProvisionofWatertolargerSettlements 2,758

TransportUpgradingtheTR1/4:Windhoek- Rehobothroadtoadualcarriageways(84km) 2,715

TransportUpgradingtheTR9/1:Windhoek-HoseaKutakoroadtoadualcarriage(44km) 2,700

Agriculture GreenScheme 2,442Rural/UrbanDevelopment ConstructionofServicesInfrastructureinOutapi Extension8 1,967Transport NorthernRailwayLineExtension 1,771Mines SeismologyandGroundGeophysics(SGG) 1,515

LargeProjects


Vote Project

TotalProjectCost(N$Million)

InternationalCooperation

Purchasing,ConstructingandRenovatingofDiplomaticPremisesAbroad 1,478

Agriculture Horticulturesupportprogramme 1,432HigherEducation UpgradingandrenovationofRunduVocationalTrainingCenter 1,432Education BasicEducationFacilitiesUpgrading 1,400Transport Maintenanceofpavedandunpavedroads 1,299President StateSecurityInfrastructure 1,262

TransportUpgradingofMR91Gobabis- Aminius&MR40Aminius- Aranos(245Km)tobitumenstandard 1,241

Education ConstructionofTeachersHouses 1,141HigherEducation ConstructionofEenhanaVocationalTrainingCenter 1,114

AgricultureNationalHorticultureDevelopmentInitiative(HorticultureProduction,ProcessingandMarketing) 1,100

Trade ConstructionofSitesandPremisesIndustrialEstates 1,096Police ConstructionandRenovationofOfficialAccommodation 1,037Transport UpgradingoftheMR44:Swakopmund-WalvisBayRoad(44km) 1,015Education RenovationsofSchoolNationWide 1,000Agriculture BulkWaterSupply 1,000

LargeProjects


Vote Project

TotalProjectCost(N$Million)

Agriculture IntegratedForestResourceManagement 992Police UpgradingofPoliceStations 981Agriculture RuralWaterSupplyCoverage(RuralSecondaryPipelineConstruction) 981HigherEducation

ConstructionoftheNationalScienceTechnologyandInnovationValleyinWindhoek 949

Transport ConstructionofSwakopmund- HentiesBay- KamanjabLink(412KM). 944Transport DevelopmentoftheCapeFria- KatimaMuliloRailwayLine 900Rural/UrbanDevelopment

UpgradinganddevelopmentofInformalSettlements&LowIncomeTownshipsinWindhoek 842

Transport ConstructionandTarringoftheroadfromOpuwotoEpupa 806Transport UpgradingandRehabilitationofAus-LuderitzRailwayLine 801Defence UpgradingofLeopardsValleyMilitaryBase 801Health ConstructionandupgradingofPrimaryHealthCareClinicsNationwide 738Transport ConstructionofanewAreaControlTowerfortheWindhoekFIR 728Rural/UrbanDevelopment ConstructionofServicesInfrastructureinKatimaMulilo 719Mines RuralElectrification 707Transport RehabilitationoftheKeetmanshoop- Marientalroad(386km) 696

LargeProjects


TransferstoSOEs

N$Millions

NSFAF, 962

UniversityofNamibia, 926

NamibiaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,

534

AirNamibia, 486

NamibiaTrainingAuthority(NTA),392

TransnamibHoldings, 220

NBC, 180

NamibiaStatisticsAgency, 106

NamibiaQualificationAuthority(NQA), 83

NamibiaAirportCompany(NaCC), 75

Other, 639

TransferstoSOEs:2017/18


TransferstoSOEs

N$Millions

NSFAF, 2,881

UniversityofNamibia, 2,786

NamibiaUniversityofScienceandTechnology, 1,587

AirNamibia, 1,478

NamibiaTrainingAuthority(NTA), 1,212

TransnamibHoldings, 650

NBC, 570

NamibiaStatisticsAgency, 313

NamibiaQualificationAuthority(NQA), 282

NamibiaAirportCompany(NaCC), 243

Other, 1,948

TransferstoSOEs:MTEF


Debt+InterestCosts

-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

62,000

64,000

66,000

68,000

70,000

72,000

74,000

76,000

78,000

2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

GovernmentdebtvsInterestcost

DebtOutstanding[lhs] TotalInterestCost[rhs]


Costsoffunds

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Impliedinterestrate

Debtservicingcost%asperMTEF

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

1-Jan-05

1-Au

g-05

1-Mar-06

1-Oct-06

1-May-07

1-De

c-07

1-Jul-0

8 1-Feb-09

1-Sep-09

1-Ap

r-10

1-Nov-10

1-Jun-11

1-Jan-12

1-Au

g-12

1-Mar-13

1-Oct-13

1-May-14

1-De

c-14

1-Jul-1

5 1-Feb-16

1-Sep-16

3yearvs10yearyields

3year 10year

Specific projects/ examples


StateSecurityInfrastructure

Prioritizedoverhousing+12,500Namibians


Defence DevelopmentExpenditure



ResearchandDevelopment



Angra FriaHarbour



VoterEducation

AverageSalaryofN$3.14million


21st Brigade


VIPProtection


Policecommandandcontrolcentre


Ongha PoliceStation

Debt and Deficit


Deficit

-10.0%

-8.0%

-6.0%

-4.0%

-2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

(14,000.00)

(12,000.00)

(10,000.00)

(8,000.00)

(6,000.00)

(4,000.00)

(2,000.00)

-

2,000.00

4,000.00

Deficitas%ofG

DP

N$Million

Deficit

CostofDebt PrimaryDeficit Overalldeficit OverallDeficit(%GDP) PrimaryDeficit(%GDP)


Deficit

(20,000)

(15,000)

(10,000)

(5,000)

-

5,000

2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

DeficitForecasts



2014Budget 2015Budget 2015Mid-TermBudget 2016Budget

2016Mid-TermBudget 2017Mid-TermBudget Actual


BudgetBalance

-14000

-13000

-12 000 -11 000

-10000

-9 000 -8 000 -7 000 -6 000 -5 000 -4 000 -3 000 -2 000 -1 000

- 1000

20002013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

-9.0%

-8.0%

-7.0%

-6.0%

-5.0%

-4.0%

-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

BudgetBalance

Budgetbalance(March2016) Budgetbalance(October2016)

OwnForecast(Interest+Personnel+SACUoverpayment) Budgetbalanceas%ofGDP(March2016)

Budgetbalanceas%ofGDP(October2016) Budgetbalanceas%ofGDP(March2017)

OwnForecast(Interest+Personnel+SACUoverpayment)as%ofGDP(RHS)


0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

N$Million

PublicDebttoGDP

GDPatmarketprices Debt DebttoGDP

Debtstock

Selfimposedthreshold

Ratingthreshold


DebtvsBenchmarks

Benchmark(%) 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20Totaldebt/GDP 35,0% 39,6% 41,9% 40,1% 37,7%Domesticdebt/GDP 28,0% 24,5% 25,3% 23,9% 22,8%Foreigndebt/GDP 7,0% 15,1% 16,6% 16,2% 14,9%TotaldebtService/Revenue 10,0% 6,3% 8,0% 6,9% 5,0%TotaldebtService/GDP 3,0% 2,3% 2,9% 2,3% 1,6%Domesticdebt/Totaldebt 80,0% 61,9% 60,3% 59,7% 60,5%Externaldebt/Totaldebt 20,0% 38,1% 39,7% 40,3% 39,5%Debtfallingduewithin12months 30,0% 39,8%TotalGuarantees/GDP 10,0% 3,8% 5,5% 6,2% 6,8%BondsasPercentofTotal(Domestic) 60,0% 63,0%TBsasPercentofTotal(Domestic) 40,0% 37,0%


Creditrating-Relativeabilitytoservicedebt

Fiscaldeterminants-Debtstock-Debtservicingcost-Deficit

Policyfactors-Factorsimpactingongrowth

Macroeconomicfactors-Currentgrowthlevels-Growthdriversandoutlook

-Inflation,externalpositionetc.

Creditrating

The good, the bad and the

ugly


TransparencyintransferstoSOEs

Permanentremovalofwastefulprojects– notputonicetillrevenuerecovers

Rebuildingofbuffers- potentialrevenuedisapointment

Forecastcredibility

Macroeconomicforesight(growth,debtstock,currencypegetc.)

Restructuringofdebtstock

Generalmistakes

Areasforfurtherimprovement


Positives§ Generallyquitepositive.§ Increaseinexpendituregood–

shouldhelptosmoothouttheadjustmentprocess.

§ Acknowledgementofchallengingcircumstances.

§ Deficitprojectionspositive-questionremainsaboutcredibility,butcommitmentseemsstrong.

§ Many“soft”positivesaroundthepolicyspace– mentionofNEEEF,InvestmentPromotionAct,ProcurementAct,SOEsandoverspendingbyaccountingofficers.

§ Reg 28– pragmaticapproach.

Thegood,thebadandtheugly

Negatives§ Civilservicewagebill.

§ 15%increaseinanalreadybloatedexpenditureline.

§ Defence spending.§ Cut,butremainsfartoohigh.

§ “Wealthtax”.§ Constructionpressure.

§ Goodtoremovewastefulexpenditure–governmentofficesetc.

§ Cautionstillrequiredaroundrevenue.§ SACUpaymentabnormallylarge–

repaymentin2018possible.§ Feedbackfromgrowthslowdown

unclear.§ Deficitfundingquestions.

§ Debtprofile§ Creditratingissues

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