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Department: Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Transfers and Subsidies increased from R3.567 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R3.757 million in 2024/25 due to provision for resignation, early and normal retirement benefits by the departmental officials. In 2025/26, the budget decreases by 57.1 per cent to R1.610 million mainly due to reduction of external bursary. Payments for Capital assets increased from R13.954 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R17.851 million in 2024/25 due to additional users on the finance lease and relocation to new offices in Bhisho. In 2025/26, the budget increases to R18.332 million or 2.7 per cent due to office furniture need analysis. 8.2 Programme 2: Economic Development and Tourism Objectives: Promoting and administering sustainable economic development and job creation. The programme is divided into 5 sub-programmes: %uf0b7 Integrated Economic Development Services: Promotes and supports economic development through shared partnership;%uf0b7 Trade and Sector Development: Stimulates economic growth through industry development, trade and investment promotion; %uf0b7 Business Regulation and Governance: Ensures an enabling socially responsible business environment that allows for predictability;%uf0b7 Economic Planning: Develops provincial economic policies and strategies to achieve and measure sustainable economic development; and%uf0b7 Tourism: Creates an enabling tourism environment through legislation, policy and strategy development as well as create demand and supply for tourism.Table 15: Summary of departmental payments and estimates sub-programme: P2 %u2013 Economic Development and Tourism 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. Intergrated Economic Development Serv 153 212 131 073 296 622 157 691 154 636 152 743 241 535 234 049 240 185 58.12. Trade and Sector Development 436 872 551 134 827 845 1 144 618 724 049 721 528 721 179 939 635 1 165 724 (0.0)3. Business Regulation & Governance 161 296 147 948 188 829 176 632 176 093 180 360 171 344 170 291 177 955 (5.0)4. Economic Planning 5 812 5 982 6 275 6 104 4 831 4 925 6 902 7 020 7 272 40.15. Tourism 12 053 12 616 16 110 13 900 14 754 14 807 42 885 21 173 22 160 189.6Total payments and estimates 769 245 848 753 1 335 681 1 498 945 1 074 363 1 074 363 1 183 845 1 372 168 1 613 296 10.22024/25 630