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Provincial Infrastructure Budgets and Expenditure trends. DOR Bill Hearings SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 5 March 2007. Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Management. Overview. Spending on Infrastructure: performance in 2005/06
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Provincial Infrastructure Budgets and Expenditure trends DOR Bill Hearings SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 5 March 2007 Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Management
Overview • Spending on Infrastructure: performance in 2005/06 • Spending on Infrastructure: Progress with 2006/07 based on IRM reports of 3rd quarter ending 30 December 06 • Infrastructure spending in Mpumalanga
2005/06 Outcomes • R746 million of PIG withheld and stopped from flowing to 5 provinces due to evident under-spending, which in some cases was due to poor reporting • All stopped funds were transferred to provinces, though some were re-allocated to other provinces • R57 million was stopped for Mpumalanga, of which R20 million was re-allocated to other provinces as provinces was still struggling with capacity issues early in the current year
2006/07 Performance • Compared to last year, performance has greatly improved, expecting significantly lower under-expenditure • Poor performing sector is Agriculture, though it accounts for less 5 per cent of provincial infrastructure budgets • Risk of under-spending is evident in KZN which has aggregate of less than 60 per cent by December 06, major problems with its education • WC education benefited from reallocation targeting , but now reflect slow spending in education, while NW which also benefited is doing well
Mpumalanga Performance • Mpumalanga has performed well, fully complied with the requirements this year with no outstanding transfers • Improved performance reflect that IDIP is beginning to have impact • Mpumalanga Treasury in addition to IDIP TAs has employed short term teams assigned to assist all the 7 infrastructure departments • Short term teams will assist departments to spent current year budgets, while IDIP TAs are supporting improved planning and institutionalisation of appropriate delivery management systems and processes