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Overview of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (OPRE %u2013 2025/26)Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs The department will continue to contribute towards Priority 3 %u201cA Capable, Ethical and Developmental State%u201d of the PDP. The department is projecting to spend R3.597 billion over the 2025 MTEF. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 5.9 per cent to R1.165 billion from the 2024/25 revised estimate of R1.100 billion. Over the 2025 MTEF, there are additional allocations of R68.263 million for equitable share that have been made available to the department. As part of Equitable share, funding was provided by national for the wage agreement amounting to R9.447 million in 2025/26 and R30.699 million over the 2025 MTEF. Furthermore, there are allocations of: %uf0b7 R11.188 million in 2025/26 and R33.564 million over the 2025 MTEF for salary adjustmentimplications for traditional leaders in respect of the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years.%uf0b7 R2 million each in 2026/27 and 2027/28 for the capacitation of the Provincial DisasterManagement Centre (PDMC), in order to enhance the provincial response in dealing withdisasters.As part of the funding for servicing sites connected with Broadband, the department has a reduction in its budget baseline of R4.241 million in 2025/26 and R11.518 million over the 2025 MTEF. The department was allocated funds rescheduled from 2024/25 to 2025/26 as follows: %uf0b7 R2.259 million for the Qumbu %u2013 for the review of the Provincial Spatial DevelopmentFramework.%uf0b7 R1.2 million is for the Disaster Management Integrated Information Systems (DMIIS).%uf0b7 R1.7 million for the infrastructure for the construction of aMaMpondomise Royal Palace.%uf0b7 R850 thousand renovations for the Kings House in Lusikisiki.%uf0b7 R761 thousand for the Mqhekezweni Traditional Council and the Mvumelwano TraditionalCouncil.R1.2 million for the sitting allowance for the reconstitution of Traditional Councils planned for later this financial year. Funding provided from the provincial reserves for provincial priorities in 2025/26 is the R6.128 million for the capacitation of the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC), in order to enhance the provincial response in dealing with disasters as well as the R2 million for the Integrated Municipal Support Intervention. Funds were shifted to Office of the Premier amounting to R4.525 million in 2025/26 and R14.304 million over the 2025 MTEF due to the function shift of the Recognition of Traditional Leaders. In terms of the conditional grants from national, R2.492 million in 2025/26 is provided for the EPWP Integrated Grant for Provinces. 74