Minister of Finance

[1]  whether there are any transversal projects his department budgeted for in the ]a] 2012/13, ]b] 2013/14 and ]c] 2014/15 financial years; if not, why not; if so, what were the ]i] projects and ]ii] amount budgeted;

[a]    There were no transversal projects budgeted for in the 2012/13 financial year as the first transversal projects were only identified for the 2013/14 MTEF.

[b]    Includes response to ]i] and ]ii]

 In the 2013/14 MTEF Budget, the Provincial Parliament approved a number of special ]transversal] projects ]hosted within Vote 3, Sub‑programme 2.5 aimed at promoting effective and efficient management, coordination and cooperation] with the following budgets:

[a]  Includes response to [i] and ]ii]

 In the 2014/15 MTEF Budget, the Provincial Parliament approved the continuation over the 2014 MTEF of a number of transversal projects, created in 2013/14 ]hosted within Vote 3, Sub‑programme 2.5] as the transversal mechanism to give effect to specific Government policy priorities to support the outcomes of the Provincial Strategic Objectives ]PSOs] and the provincial budget policy objectives as set out in the 2014 - 2017 WC MTBPS, i.e. to contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of government services, with the following budgets:

Projects	2014/15	2015/16		2016/17
Provincial priority allocations [Transversal Projects] in 2014 MTEF:	429 385	343 970	608 870
Regional based socio-economic projects	25 000	35 000	51 855
Improvement of internal control ]across departments] and biometric access control	30 500	37 690	55 794
Municipal support ]strengthening of governance]	20 000	25 000	30 000
Broadband	353 885	246 280	471 221

[2]     [a]    whether the total budget for the projects were spent in each year; if not, why not, ]b] how was such budget used, ]c] what progress has been made with the implementation of the transversal projects and ]d] the spending on each?

[a] [i]   2012/13: not applicable as there were no transversal projects budgeted for in the 2012/13 financial year

[ii]  2013/14: the funding budgeted for in the 2013/14 main budget was distributed as part of the 2013/14 adjusted budget process and /or reallocated the new 2014 MTEF to the relevant votes for implementation.

These funds only become accessible to applicable Votes subject to proper costing, cash flow, roll-out, prioritisation and credible business and implementation plans.

]iii]  2014/15: not applicable, current financial year and allocation to specific Votes will only be appropriated during the 2014/15 Adjusted Estimate process and future MTEFs.

[b], [c] and [d]    Steering and HOD Committees have been established to coordinate the implantation of the various transversal projects.  Committees have been established with the process being led by the following Accounting Officers:

2013/14

• • ICT related requirements: Accounting Officer ]Vote 1: Adv B Gerber]
  • Green Economy ]Vote 12:  Mr S Fourie]
  • Enterprise Content Management: Accounting Officer ]Vote 13:  Mr B Walters]

2014/15

• • Broadband: Accounting Officer ]Vote 1: Adv B Gerber]
  • Regional Socio-Economic Projects: Accounting Officer ]Vote 9: Mr Piet van Zyl]
  • Improvement of Internal Controls: Accounting Officer ]Vote 3: Dr JC Stegmann]
  • Municipal support: Accounting Officers ]Votes 3 and 14: Drs JC Stegmann and H Fast]

 

It is deemed more appropriate that specifics in relation to ]b], ]c ] and ]d] i.e. total expenditure inclusive of what progress has been made with the implementation of the transversal projects and the spending on each would be more suitably answered by the respective lead accounting officers ]as indicated above] who has been tasked to coordinate and lead the implementation of these projects.