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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – 2023/24 Financial Year
The department will continue to work closely with the Department of Health and the Office of the Premier

to address medico-legal claims that pose a liquidity risk to the provincial fiscus. The intervention team
which was appointed to assist in addressing the rise in medico-legal claims in the Department of Health

that poses a serious threat to provincial budget baseline will continue with its work. Provincial Treasury
has provided various inputs to the funding of health, and a concerted effort is undertaken to reduce writs
served to the Department of Health PMG account.

The rationalisation of provincial public entities is on course to strengthen and improve financial

management and governance in these entities in order to maximise economic benefits to the province.
The department is working with departments to streamline functions of public entities, and has requested
the services of GTAC to support the affected departments to drive the rationalisation project to its logical

conclusion. The department will work with the Office of the Premier towards a provincial steering committee
to support and oversee progress on the implementation of this project.

In monitoring payment of creditors within 30 days, Creditor Management Forums which will deal with the

issue of non-payment to service providers by provincial departments will be conducted. Furthermore, one-
on-one sessions will continue to be conducted with departments of Health and Education to address line-

by-line reasons for non-payment of creditors and enforcing compliance. Health and Education monthly
creditors forums will be convened to focus specifically on the implementation of recommendations from
their research on accruals and payables.

With the uncertainty and delays to the procurement processes created by the latest Constitutional Court

ruling on the invalidity of the Preferential Procurement Regulations having been cleared, the
implementation of LED Procurement Framework continues to be prioritised. Provincial departments are
supported to promote local content and procurement opportunities for local suppliers. Special focus is on

SMME development, preferential procurement (that includes designated groups) and payment of creditors
within a 30-day period. The utilisation of the HIBPEC invoice tracking application will continue to assist in

speeding up payment of creditors.

The drive to improve procurement efficiencies through transversal contracts, capacitation of suppliers on
opportunities available to enable Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) to do business with

government, including administrative support and registration on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and
LOGIS will continue will continue to be pursued. Special focus on local procurement will continue to focus
on women, persons with disabilities and youth and ensure improvement in payment of creditors to ensure

cash flows and financial sustainability of SMMEs. Ongoing support will be provided to departments to
implement the Framework for Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement Management (FIDPM) to ensure
integrated infrastructure planning, procurement and delivery across the infrastructure value chain. The

Programme will continue to ensure optimal utilisation of assets in the departments and public entities.

Provincial Treasury together with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure will continue to
monitor infrastructure budget performance in line with procurement plans to facilitate the removal of

projects bottlenecks.

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