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7.1.6.

Programme resource considerations

TABLE 7: Programme 1 expenditure estimates

ADJUSTED APPROPRIATION

MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE ESTIMATE

SUB-PROGRAMME

EXPENDITURE OUTCOME

2019/ 2020

2020/ 2021

2021/ 2022

2022/ 2023

2023/ 2024

2024/ 2025

2025/ 2026

R THOUSAND

2 720

2 200

451

476

571

588

607

1 Programme Support

17 716

16 747

17 377

23 109

17 672

16 678

17 711

2 Office of the Premier

13 048

10 304

11 329

10 885

11 945

12 330

12 777

3 Executive Council Support

4 845

5 387

5 007

6 282

6 153

6 444

6 541

4 Departmental Strategy

19 123

14 474

15 491

15 957

14 067

14 579

15 615

5 Office of the Director-General

44 189

42 039

43 296

45 377

46 376

46 895

50 242

6 Financial Management

4 018

3 497

4 852

4 272

5 152

4 507

4 670

7 Strategic Communication

105 659

94 648

97 803

106 358

101 936

102 021

108 163

Total

Economic classification

82 610

77 914

76 401

84 785

81 941

82 339

87 616

Compensation of employees

18 996

13 901

17 812

19 578

18 083

17 770

18 635

Goods and services

2 349

880

1 222

394

309

309

309

Transfers and subsidies

1 694

1 942

2 305

1 601

1 603

1 603

1 603

Payment for capital assets

10

11

63

-

-

-

-

Payment for financial assets

105 659

94 648

97 803

106 358

101 936

102 021

108 163

Total

PERFORMANCE AND EXPENDITURE TRENDS

The Programme’s budget shows a decrease of 4.16 per cent between 2022/23 and 2023/24. The decrease is due to posts becoming vacant.

7.1.7.

Key risks

TABLE 8: Programme 1 key risks

OUTCOME

KEY RISK

MITIGATION

Improved quality, efficiency and effectiveness of departmental performance

Financial governance lapsespotentially causing reputational damage to the department

Continuous monitoring of the control environment as well as departmental performance issues

Ensure accountability in the system

Risk-based approaches to governance

Encourage innovation and reforms in administrative processes (SCM, Internal Control, etc.)

Build financial management skills of departmental staff through the Financial Management Capacitation Plan

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