Branch Purpose
- The programme aims to provide policy direction and facilitate the effective and efficient management of assets, liabilities, financial systems and provincial supply chain processes
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The Branch is comprised of the following Sub-Programmes:
- Programme Support which is responsible for:
- Administering Provincial, Public Entities and Municipal Budget and Expenditure
- Economic Analysis is responsible for:
- Administering the provision of Provincial and Public Entities Socio-Economic Research Analysis
- Fiscal policy is responsible for:
- Ensuring the development, implementation and management of provincial departments and Public entities budget and expenditure.
- Infrastructure Management & PPP is responsible for:
- Enhancing and monitoring the performance of infrastructure delivery and PPP by provincial departments, public entities and municipalities
- Inter-Governmental Relations is responsible for:
- Overseeing Financial Management activities of Municipalities and ensure capacity building
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Strategic Objectives
| Strategic Objective 1 |
To achieve 98 percent provincial annual expenditure during 2015/16 to 2019/20 |
| Objective Statement |
Ensure effective and efficient management of provincial budget through constant support and close departmental expenditure monitoring to ensure achievement of 98 percent provincial annual expenditure |
| Baseline |
The province spent R46.7 billion or 96.6 percent of the total budget of R 48.4 billion during 2013/2014 financial year |
| Justification |
Effective budget management to ensure provision of services to the community and to improve governance and financial management at provincial and municipal level. |
| Links |
The achievement of this strategic objective will contribute towards the achievement of the following:
- Departmental Strategic Outcome Oriented Goal 2: Responsive, accountable, effective and efficient provincial government system;
- LDP Objective: Sound Financial and Administrative Management
- MTSF National Outcome 9: A responsive, accountable, effective & efficient local government system
- MTSF National Outcome 12: An efficient, effective and development oriented public service
- NDP Chapter 13 Objective: Building a Capable and Developmental State
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| Strategic Objective 2 |
To achieve annual improvements in audit outcomes in 30 municipalities and 3 municipal entities by 2019/20 |
| Objective Statement |
Provide efficient support to improve good governance and achieve annual improvements in audit outcomes for 12 votes and 5 public entities resulting in accumulating unqualified audit outcomes by 2019/20. |
| Baseline |
- Municipalities with Unqualified Audit Opinions – 15
- Municipalities with Qualified Audit Opinions – 9
- Municipalities with Adverse/Disclaimer opinions – 6
- Municipalities Entities with Unqualified Audit Opinions – 3
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| Justification |
Achievement of this strategic objective will result in improved audit outcomes whilst promoting good governance and create a conducive control environment to foster an ethical culture within the province and also assist in efficient utilisation of limited public resources. |
| Links |
The achievement of this strategic objective will contribute towards the achievement of the following:
- Departmental Strategic Outcome Oriented Goal 2: Responsive, accountable, effective and efficient provincial government system;
- LDP Objective: Increase the number of unqualified audit opinions in departments, public entities and municipalities
- MTSF National Outcome 9: A responsive, accountable, effective & efficient local government system
- MTSF National Outcome 12: An efficient, effective and development oriented public service
- NDP Chapter 13 Objective: Building a Capable and Developmental State;
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