Page 361 - Demo

Department: Education7 Payment summary 7.1 Key assumptions The following key assumptions were considered in formulating the sector budget over the mediumterm period: %uf0b7 Over the 2025 MTEF, the treasury has provided funding for the carry-through effect of the personnel including the Cost-of-Living Adjustment for personnel, Presidential Employment Youth Initiative and a cushion provided to deal with hostel catering pressures. %uf0b7 The estimated rates in Consumer Price Index (CPI) over 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) as contained in the Provincial Treasury%u2019s budget guidelines. %uf0b7 Implementation of internal austerity measures, coupled with cost containment measures as issued by the National and Provincial Treasury Instruction Notes on the containment of spending on non-essential items.%uf0b7 Proper Payroll management including headcount management, review of organogram for implementation, Management of PILLIR cases, and the implementation of approved posts by the Provincial Committee Monitoring Team (PCMT). 7.2 Programme summary Table 4: Summary of payments and estimates by programme Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/281. Administration 2 676 391 2 846 435 2 648 299 3 129 370 2 918 895 2 826 287 3 358 569 3 435 466 3 589 019 18.82. Public Ordinary School Education 30 050 710 31 198 530 32 792 538 34 421 342 34 631 604 34 631 604 35 920 652 37 326 169 38 994 424 3.73. Independent School Subsidies 99 226 154 897 110 345 103 769 103 769 103 769 119 464 164 464 131 550 15.14. Public Special School Education 944 476 974 837 1 043 854 1 231 085 1 223 022 1 199 495 1 272 003 1 305 454 1 364 101 6.05. Early Childhood Development 915 110 837 167 977 563 1 118 974 1 121 881 1 121 881 1 229 225 1 305 129 1 369 005 9.66. Infrastructure Development 1 214 942 1 854 215 1 697 072 1 848 180 1 853 750 1 853 750 1 926 636 1 922 951 2 009 997 3.97. Examination and Education Related S 1 421 933 1 445 510 1 777 802 588 702 599 358 715 493 809 931 700 770 732 132 13.2Total payments and estimates 37 346 365 39 288 014 41 047 473 42 441 422 42 452 279 42 452 279 44 636 479 46 160 403 48 190 228 5.12024/25 Table 4 provides a summary of payments and estimates for Education in the seven-year period, starting from 2021/22 to 2027/28 financial years, and the services rendered by the department are categorised into seven programmes, which are in line with the sector agreed generic budget and programme structure. 340