Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
- What have been the costs associated with auditing the financial statements of (i) his Department and (ii) its entity, CapeNature, in (aa) 2017/18, (bb) 2018/19, (cc) 2019/20, (dd) 2020/21 and (ee) 2021/22, (b) what were the year-on-year percentage changes of these costs and (c) what were the year-on-year percentage changes in the net income of his Department in the last five financial years?
The audit costs incurred with the auditing of the financial statements, inclusive of the predetermined performance information as included of the annual reports of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for the requested financial years are as follows:
|
Audit Year |
Auditing Cost |
Year-on-Year cost changes % |
Annual Budget |
Year-on-Year net income changes % |
|
2017/18 |
R3 465 251 |
(12.20) |
555 720 000 |
2.21 |
|
2018/19 |
R3 619 488 |
4.45 |
585 536 000 |
5.37 |
|
2019/20 |
R4 063 017 |
12.25 |
634 759 000 |
8.41 |
|
2020/21 |
R3 771 680 |
(7.17) |
588 532 000 |
(7.28) |
|
2021/22 |
R3 969 923 |
5.26 |
565 417 000 |
(3.93) |
The information in respect of the entity, CapeNature, are as follows:
|
Audit Year |
Audit cost |
Year-on-Year cost changes % |
|
2017/18 |
R2 918 451 |
|
|
2018/19 |
R2 921 190 |
0.09 |
|
2019/20 |
R2 867 230 |
(1.85) |
|
2020/21 |
R2 760 974 |
(3.71) |
|
2021/22 |
R3 217 992 |
16.55 |
