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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial YearMoving forward to strengthen other key elements of the disaster response framework the provincial government has established various committees that will coordinate the work of government when disaster strike. These include: %uf0b7 Humanitarian Support %u2013 led by Department of Social Development%uf0b7 Safety, Security and Emergency Services %u2013 Community Safety%uf0b7 Human Settlements %u2013 Department of Human Settlements%uf0b7 Infrastructure Services - Department of Public Works and Infrastructure%uf0b7 Economic Recovery - Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs andTourism%uf0b7 Disaster Communication %u2013 Office of the PremierPROVINCIAL RECEIPTS The total provincial receipts are made up of provincial equitable share amounting to R82.452 billion, conditional grants of R15.236 billion and provincial own receipts of R1.804 billion in the 2025/26 financial year. The provincial equitable share makes up the bulk of revenue available and reflects the shifts in provincial populations for the relative demand for public services that enables the province to meet the basic service delivery obligations. The 2022 Census and the updated 2024 mid-year population estimates show an increase in the provincial population, and this has a corresponding effect on the province's equitable share to address the growing provincial service-delivery responsibilities. In total, the province received an additional amount of R3.284 billion over the 2025 MTEF of which R902.367 million is in 2025/26, an amount of R1.170 billion in 2026/27 and R1.212 billion in the 2027/28 financial year. These funds are allocated from the impact of data updates in the provincial equitable share formula, for the continued support provided to the province to respond to the compensation of employees%u2019 pressures emanating from the wage agreement and for the Department of Education for the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative in the 2025/26 financial year.xviii