1. Presentation to Select Committee on Finance 28 June 2004
Appropriation Bill 2004
Presentation to
Select Committee on Finance
28 June 2004

2. Appropriation Bill
Purpose – legislate spending by national departments
1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005
Give effect to policy commitments made through legislation and policy
National spending R150b
Excludes statutory amounts, e.g.
Members of parliament and judiciary salaries
State debt costs
Provincial equitable share

3. Format appropriation Bill
Funds appropriated per programme (main division of vote)
Funds indicated as current, transfers or capital payments
New format based on standardised classification aligned to international reporting requirements GFS & IFAC & SNA
New chart of accounts
New legal status for transfers in 2004 Bill
Greater accountability and transparency
Programme description

4. ‘specifically and exclusively’ (1)
Some funds appropriated specifically and exclusively for purpose
May legally not be used for any other purpose
Current expenditure
Parliament - Parmed R16m
Arts & Culture – Freedom Day celebrations R40m
Defence – peace support operations R700m

5. ‘specifically and exclusively’ (2)
Transfers - bodies, councils, boards, NGOs that receive government support
Soc dev - transfers to NGOs R1b
DPLG – local government equitable share R7,6b
Conditional grants prov & local gov
DPLG – MIG R4,5b
Soc Dev - child support ext grant R3,6b
Housing- housing subsidy R4,5b
Education – primary schools nutrition prg R800m

6. Further information
Detailed information of departmental spending in Estimates of National Expenditure “ENE”
MTEF framework, allows understanding of outer years allocations
Measurable objectives needs to improve
Measurable core functions of dept
Simple to collect data
Stronger accountability

8. Thank you