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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) - 2025/26 Financial Year Table 16: Summary of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification: 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 2027/28Current payments 78 531 69 524 72 875 79 198 76 232 76 232 78 454 90 065 94 639 2.9Compensation of employees 58 190 59 393 57 477 67 798 64 798 64 798 68 023 78 283 81 807 5.0Goods and services 11 334 19 138 15 398 11 400 11 434 11 434 10 431 11 782 12 832 (8.8)Interest and rent on land %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Transfers and subsidies to: 779 229 690 714 1 262 740 1 419 747 998 131 998 131 1 105 391 1 282 103 1 518 657 10.7Provinces and municipalities %u2013 %u2013 200 209 209 209 209 209 209 0.0Departmental agencies and accounts 771 223 688 604 1 258 777 1 405 938 987 442 987 442 1 098 582 1 273 760 1 509 948 11.3Higher education institutions %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Foreign governments and international organisations %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Public corporations and private enterprises 8 006 2 110 3 763 13 600 10 480 10 480 6 600 8 134 8 500 (37.0)Non-profit institutions %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Households %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Payments for capital assets %u2013 %u2013 66 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Buildings and other fixed structures %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Machinery and equipment %u2013 %u2013 66 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Heritage Assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Specialised military assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Biological assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Land and sub-soil assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Software and other intangible assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Payments for financial assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Total economic classification 848 753 769 245 1 335 681 1 498 945 1 074 363 1 074 363 1 183 845 1 372 168 1 613 296 10.22024/25Tables 15 and 16 above show the summary of payments and estimates per sub-programme and per economic classification from 2021/22 to 2027/28. The expenditure for the programme increased from R848.753 million in 2021/22 to the revised estimate of R1.074 billion in 2024/25. This is followed by an increase to R1.183 billion or 10.2 per cent in 2025/26. These increases are mainly due to funds allocated for BFI project to implement the water effluent project through CSEZ. Compensation of Employees increases from R58.190 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R64.798 million in 2024/25 due to filling of the critical vacant posts to strengthen the functional programme performance. The budget increases by 5 per cent to R68.023 million in 2025/26 due to provision for the ICS adjustment and the filling of critical vacant posts in the core programme. Goods and Services increased from R11.334 million in 2021/22 to revised estimates of R11.434 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget decreased by 8.8 percent to R10.431 million due to the once-off implementation of the informal business support programme. Transfers and Subsidies increase from R779.229 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R998.131 million in 2024/25 mainly due to the BFI project to implement the water effluent project and the Economic Development Fund. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 10.7 per cent to R1.105 billion, which is due mainly for funds allocated for the ECDC to undertake the Economic Development Fund, SMME Support (Recapitalisation), Film Fund Productions, local government economic development, trade and investment promotion, Automotive Aftermarket Support for SMME%u2019s and Nacaam Show 2025 Hosting as well as for ECPTA to undertake the maintenance of tourist accommodation, facilities camp sites and smart marketing efforts. 631