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Overview of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (OPRE %u2013 2025/26)patrollers deployed in Buffalo City Metro. The provincial government will also continue to implement the Court Watching Brief Programme which will be expanded beyond GBV and will cover stock theft cases. There will be increased efforts towards the fight against public and private corruption will be strengthened and coordinated through the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster. 2.3 Summary of Budget Aggregates Table 2.9: Budget aggregates Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriationRevised estimate Medium-term estimatesR thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Transfers from national 84 153 936 88 069 145 89 480 322 92 852 268 92 852 268 92 774 693 97 688 518 100 183 572 104 679 860 5.3Equitable share 70 949 697 73 592 515 75 604 677 78 093 492 78 093 492 78 093 492 82 452 399 85 665 070 89 501 602 5.6Conditional grants 13 204 239 14 476 630 13 875 645 14 758 776 14 758 776 14 681 201 15 236 119 14 518 502 15 178 258 3.8Total transfers from National 84 153 936 88 069 145 89 480 322 92 852 268 92 852 268 92 774 693 97 688 518 100 183 572 104 679 860 5.3Provincial paymentsCurrent payments 72 604 023 75 134 105 77 762 726 80 671 223 81 089 015 81 068 208 85 165 491 86 833 176 90 457 630 5.1Transfers and subsidies 9 287 582 9 304 601 10 725 580 10 597 861 10 372 184 10 677 117 10 580 507 11 054 522 11 677 908 (0.9)Payments for capital assets 3 631 778 4 223 937 3 440 181 4 131 313 4 180 757 4 166 735 4 254 250 3 808 061 3 968 889 2.1Payments for financial assets 1 760 10 829 7 233 - - 0 - - - Total provincial payments 85 525 143 88 673 472 91 935 720 95 400 398 95 641 956 95 912 060 100 000 248 101 695 759 106 104 427 4.3Surplus/(deficit) before financing (1 371 207) (604 327) (2 455 398) (2 548 130) (2 789 688) (3 137 367) (2 311 730) (1 512 187) (1 424 567) (26.3)Provincial own receipts 1 404 681 1 836 455 2 219 415 1 745 933 1 745 933 2 061 769 1 804 861 1 886 079 1 970 953 (12.5)Surplus/ Deficit 33 474 1 232 128 (235 983) (802 197) (1 043 755) (1 075 598) (506 869) 373 892 546 386 (52.9)Provincial Roll Overs 238 242 33 149 48 620 - 96 638 96 638 - - - National Roll-Overs 428 099 521 661 249 092 - 173 710 173 710 - - - (100.0)Other - Funding from Reserves 2 282 763 2 322 283 2 647 793 802 197 773 407 773 407 506 869 - - (34.5)Surplus/(deficit) after financing 2 982 578 4 109 221 2 709 522 - (31 843) - - 373 892 546 386 (100.0)2024/25% change from 2024/25Source: Provincial Treasury Database, 2025 MTEF Table above shows that in 2025/26, the transfers from national amounts to R97.688 billion while the provincial payments amount to R100.000 billion resulting in a deficit of R2.311 billion. After taking the Provincial own revenue into account of R1.804 billion, the deficit before financing amounts to R506.869 million. 52