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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial Year Goods and Services increased from R239.768 million in 2021/22 to revised estimate of R561.244 million in 2024/25 financial year due to increased expenditure for the Microsoft licences and Broadband project. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 38 per cent to R774.746 million due to provision made for broadband and Microsoft. Transfers and Subsidies decreased from R17.685 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R4.137 million in 2023/24 due to reclassification of the provision for the bursaries for top achievers from this programme to Executive Support and Stakeholder Management programme in line with the new structure. Payments for Capital Assets provision in 2024/25 was due to expenditure made to purchase switches and servers. In 2025/26, the budget decreases to R295 thousand made a provision for the maintenance of the provincial hotline software. Service delivery measures Table 20: Service delivery Measures Estimatedperformance Medium-term estimatesProgramme performance measures 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Number of programmes coordinated for inclusive ECD and learner attainment New Indicator 3 3 3Number programmes co-ordinated for to improve the health profile of the province New Indicator 4 4 4Number of programmes implemented to improve service delivery New Indicator 2 2 2Number of programmes co-ordinated to improve governance in the province governance in the province New Indicator 1 1 1Table 20 above provides the service delivery measures for Governance, State Capacity and Institutional Development Support. This programme is tasked with managing the administration of the public service system and promoting accountable governance by providing institutional development and organisational support services and reliable ICT and legal services. In the 2025/26 financial year, the programme will lead efforts to support institutional transformation to the Department of Health as well as the continuation of the roll-out of broadband project. 125