Finance

Question by: 
Hon Masizole Mnqasela
Answered by: 
Hon Ivan Meyer
Question Number: 
5
Question Body: 
  1. Whether there are any municipalities in the Western Cape that have not fully utilised their capital and operational expenditure budget for the period (a) 2013/14 and (b) 2014/15; if so, which municipalities, to what extent, what plans does he and his Department have to ensure that the expenditure budget is spent in the future;
  2. whether he and his Department have projects in place to administer the unspent budget; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body: 

) & (2) All the municipalities in the Province did not fully utilise their capital and operational expenditure budgets for the period (a) 2013/14 and (b) when comparing the year to date actual versus planned performance for the current financial year, 2014/15.

The spending of both the operating and capital budgets per municipality for both 2013/14 and 2014/15 financial years are attached as Annexures A and B.

Provincial Treasury will administer the following transversal projects to address underspending of budgets:

  1. Monitoring of the Top 10 capital projects per municipality will be tracked via the Section 71 in-year monitoring process.
  2. The Development of the Western Cape Supplier Database to assist municipalities with awarding of tenders and prevent the awards to people in the service of the state.
  3. Supply Chain Management and Asset Management Information and Assessment Tool.
  4. Local Economic Development and Supply Chain Management District Engagements.
  5. Accredited Annual Budget, Cash flow Management and Supply Chain Management via USB-ED to improve financial management practices within municipalities.

Annexure A: Municipal Budget performance as at 31 March 2015

 

Source: NT LG Database: Mun IYM 31 March 2015

 

 Operating Expenditure  for 3rd Quarter ended 31 March 2015

Description

R thousands

Adjusted

Budget

O

p

e

r

Operating

Expenditure

Operating

Expenditure

YTD Operating

Expenditure

YTD %

Operating

Expenditure

Cape Town

28 438 211

  

 

29 086 530

    

 

19 071 120

    

 

65.57%

Breede Valley

753 804

       

 

791 534

        

 

526 518

        

 

66.52%

Cape Winelands

366 753

       

 

346 080

        

 

210 944

        

 

60.95%

Drakenstein

1 559 514

    

 

1 789 183

      

 

955 047

        

 

53.38%

Langeberg

492 772

       

 

511 441

        

 

357 491

        

 

69.90%

Stellenbosch

1 121 212

    

 

1 159 839

      

 

691 029

        

 

59.58%

Witzenberg

396 567

       

 

413 757

        

 

246 468

        

 

59.57%

Beaufort West

245 644

       

 

264 481

        

 

157 673

        

 

59.62%

Central Karoo

56 531

        

 

82 802

          

 

51 123

          

 

61.74%

Laingsburg

50 953

        

 

50 953

          

 

37 219

          

 

73.05%

Prince Albert

52 365

        

 

52 365

           

 

34 874

          

 

66.60%

Bitou

439 488

       

 

488 403

        

 

295 301

        

 

60.46%

Eden District

306 313

       

 

209 276

        

 

126 374

        

 

60.39%

George

1 215 996

    

 

1 278 991

      

 

790 487

        

 

61.81%

Hessequa

310 244

       

 

338 725

        

 

214 827

        

 

63.42%

Kannaland

114 156

       

 

114 156

        

 

73 732

          

 

64.59%

Knysna

540 748

       

 

613 352

        

 

379 386

        

 

61.85%

Mosselbay

781 801

       

 

795 791

        

 

499 996

        

 

62.83%

Oudtshoorn

474 745

       

 

474 745

        

 

367 211

        

 

77.35%

Cape Agulhas

226 480

       

 

242 116

        

 

172 167

        

 

71.11%

Overberg

116 966

       

 

127 921

        

 

95 126

          

 

74.36%

Overstrand

869 588

       

 

932 125

        

 

614 906

        

 

65.97%

Swellendam

195 679

        

 

210 585

        

 

124 611

        

 

59.17%

Theewaterskloof

371 591

       

 

410 694

        

 

263 848

        

 

64.24%

Bergriver

231 556

       

 

236 869

        

 

163 033

        

 

68.83%

Cederberg

187 402

       

 

222 858

        

 

152 589

        

 

68.47%

Matzikama

226 757

       

 

232 513

        

 

145 039

        

 

62.38%

Saldanha

829 581

       

 

814 520

        

 

508 975

        

 

62.49%

Swartland

496 232

       

 

546 436

        

 

327 819

        

 

59.99%

West Coast

284 673

       

 

295 688

        

 

216 848

        

 

73.34%

YTD Actual

41 754 323

  

 

43 134 728

    

 

27 871 780

    

 

64.62%

Original

Budget

Budget year 2014/15

Actual

 

Source: NT LG Database: Mun IYM 31 March 2015

 

 

Annexure B: 2013/14 Municipal Budget performance results as per Audited AFS

 

 
Date: 
Friday, April 24, 2015
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