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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial Year7.8.4 Transfers to local government by grant name None. 8 PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION 8.1 Programme 1: Administration Objectives: Provides political and administrative leadership to the Legislature to strengthen provincial, national and international relations. The program has six sub-programs: %uf0b7 Office of the Speaker provides political and administrative leadership to the Legislature to strengthen international, national, provincial, and media relations; %uf0b7 Office of the Secretary provides institutional strategic leadership through coordination, assessment and monitoring and evaluation in order to ensure that all institutional activities comply with all relevant pieces of legislation and the regulatory framework; %uf0b7 Financial Management provides financial management including financial planning and control, financial accounting services, risk and compliance management, procurement management, asset management, as well as logistics and fleet management; %uf0b7 Corporate Services provides effective and efficient integrated human resource management including skill audit, labour relations and the development of a comprehensive human resource development strategy for both MPL%u2019s and the administrative staff; as well as Coordinating safety and security as well as offering office support services in liaison with the VIP Unit of the South African Police Services (SAPS); and %uf0b7 Internal Audit is still outsourced by the Legislature. Provision of independent assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls, adherence to internal policies and processes and compliance with the legislative framework. Table 7: Summary of departmental payments and estimates sub-programme: P1 %u2013 Administration Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriationRevised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/281. Office of the Speaker 21 657 25 114 26 990 28 801 33 972 33 243 32 764 40 152 42 121 (1,4)2. Office of the Secretary 34 124 36 864 40 523 40 431 43 130 43 269 47 875 34 868 36 436 10,63. Financial Management 67 044 71 094 65 816 78 965 81 632 81 788 79 585 69 403 70 999 (2,7)4. Coperate Serv ices 89 183 103 713 96 030 104 050 129 676 130 110 130 743 69 553 62 246 0,55. Catering %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 6. Internal Audit 1 083 1 613 1 212 2 060 2 060 2 060 1 766 2 251 2 352 (14,3)Total payments and estimates 213 091 238 398 230 571 254 307 290 470 290 470 292 733 216 227 214 154 0,82024/25 Table 7 above summarises payments and estimates for Programme 1: Administration from the 2021/22 to 2027/28 financial years. On overall, expenditure for the programme increased from R213.091 million in 2021/22 to the revised estimate of R290.470 million in 2024/25, due to provision for Improvement of Condition of Services (ICS), rollover funds from previous financial year, upgrade of the ERP system. In the 2025/26 financial year, the budget increases by 0.8 per cent due to additional funding provided in the baseline. 151