This document summarizes South Africa's consolidated general government finances for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. It provides statistics on revenue, expenses, economic and functional classifications from the different levels of general government. Some key points: - Total revenue was R1.43 trillion, with taxes contributing 87% - Expenses totaled R1.45 trillion, with R602 billion spent on compensation of employees - Education received R307 billion while social protection payments amounted to R222 billion - Purchases of goods and services increased by R27 billion to R324 billion - Net capital expenditure for the year was R135 billion The publication consolidates cash basis financial statements from various levels of government to provide

1. Financial statistics of consolidated general
government for the fiscal year 2016/2017
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Mr. Risenga Maluleke
20 November 2017

2. • The consolidated general government publication:
• Provides a picture of the state of finances in the form of a cash flow
statement of all levels of general government
• Eliminates intergovernmental transactions between general government
institutions (mainly transfers) to avoid double counting
• Provides a consolidated picture of general government finances for a fiscal
year (in this case: 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017)
• The data can be used to determine the net economic and functional impact of
government spending on the economy
What is this publication about?

3. Consolidatedgeneral
government
National government
(47)
Provincial government
(123)
Extra-budgetary accounts and
funds (252)
Higher education institutions
(26)*
Local government (non-trading
services) (257)*
Cash basis of
accounting
Accrual basis
of accounting
Converted to
cash basis for
consolidated
general
government
Reporting units for different types of general government institutions
*HEI & LG: adjusted for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2017

4. Conversion of other levels of general government from accrual to cash
71% 29%

5. Contribution of different levels of general government to the total
consolidated cash payments: 2015/2016 and 2016/2017
R1,51 trillion R1,58 trillion

6. General government revenue and expenses 2016/2017
Revenue
R1,43 trillion
Expenses
R1,45 trillion

7. Economic classification

8. 2016/2017: R1,43 trillion
2015/2016: R1,35 trillion
Total revenue increased by 6%

9. Major contributors to revenue: 2015/2016 and 2016/2017
Taxes Other receipts Social contributions
2015/2016 1 132 371 191 779 22 754
2016/2017 1 237 902 165 535 22 843
0
200 000
400 000
600 000
800 000
1000 000
1200 000
1400 000
Rmillion
Total revenue
increased by
R79 billion
* Other receipts includes sales of goods and services and property income
9%
14%
0,4%

10. Revenue by type of general government institution:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017
9%
National
government
Extra-budgetary
accounts and
funds
Local government
Higher education
institutions
Provincial
government
2015/2016 1 119 485 112 256 64 531 36 252 17 223
2016/2017 1 175 253 122 011 74 421 37 958 18 921
0
200 000
400 000
600 000
800 000
1000 000
1200 000
1400 000
Rmillion
National government
collected
82%
of total revenue
5%
15% 5% 10%

11. Taxes collected by general government: 2015/2016 and 2016/2017
Taxes paid by
individuals
Value added tax
Taxes paid by
businesses
Excise tax All other taxes
2015/2016 389 280 281 111 217 541 135 880 108 559
2016/2017 425 924 289 167 238 602 146 399 137 809
0
50 000
100 000
150 000
200 000
250 000
300 000
350 000
400 000
450 000
Rmillion
Taxes collected
increased by
R106 billion
9%
3%
10%
8% 27%

12. 2016/2017: R1,45 trillion
2015/2016: R1,37 trillion
Total expenses increased by 6%

13. Compensation
of employees
Purchases of
goods and
services
Social benefits Interest
Other
payments
Grants Subsidies
2015/2016 557 539 297 590 174 557 137 728 127 428 55 595 21 829
2016/2017 601 712 324 115 190 589 153 790 106 928 45 533 25 077
0
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
500 000
600 000
700 000
Rmillion Economic classification of cash payments for operating activities:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017
8%
9%
9%
12%
15%
18%
16%

14. Economic classification of cash payments for operating activities:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017

15. Contribution by different type of general government institution to the total
consolidated cash payments 2015/2016 and 2016/2017
National
government
Provincial
government
Extra-budgetary
accounts and funds
Local government
Higher education
institutions
2015/2016 601 078 433 400 170 597 112 278 54 911
2016/2017 609 854 467 158 194 915 116 033 59 783
0
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
500 000
600 000
700 000
Rmillion
2%
8%
14%
3%
9%

16. Provincial
government
National
government
Local government
Extra-budgetary
accounts and funds
Higher education
institutions
2015/2016 288 905 137 284 55 629 43 985 31 736
2016/2017 311 779 148 027 59 394 47 947 34 565
0
50 000
100 000
150 000
200 000
250 000
300 000
350 000
Rmillion
Compensation of
employees increased by
R44 billion
Compensation of employees by type of general government institution:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017
8%
8%
7%
9%
9%

17. Provincial
government
Extra-budgetary
accounts and funds
National
government
Local government
Higher education
institutions
2015/2016 102 450 68 179 62 531 44 791 19 639
2016/2017 112 081 80 925 64 693 45 051 21 365
0
20 000
40 000
60 000
80 000
100 000
120 000
Rmillion
Purchases of goods and
services increased by
R27 billion
Purchases of goods and services by type of general government
institution: 2015/2016 and 2016/2017
9%
19%
3%
1%
9%

18. National government
Extra-budgetary accounts and
funds
Provincial government
2015/2016 132 503 40 003 2 051
2016/2017 143 272 45 179 2 137
0
20 000
40 000
60 000
80 000
100 000
120 000
140 000
160 000
Rmillion
Social benefits
increased by
R16 billion
Social benefits by type of general government institution:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017
8%
13%
4%

19. Capital expenditure

20. Local government
Provincial
government
Extra-budgetary
accounts and funds
National
government
Higher education
institutions
2015/2016 61 664 36 241 17 359 18 230 5 714
2016/2017 62 611 34 114 16 716 15 526 6 081
0
10 000
20 000
30 000
40 000
50 000
60 000
70 000
Rmillion Capital expenditure by type of general government institution:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017
Capex decreased by
R4 billion
2%
6%
15%4%
6%

21. Capital expenditure by type of general government institution
2016/2017 (R billion)
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22. Functional classification

23. Percentage by general government expenditure by function

24. Cross classification

25. Compensation of employees by functions of general government:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017 (R billion)
4
11
13
14
26
27
64
98
104
196
5
12
14
15
28
29
68
107
114
211
Environmental affairs
Housing and community amenities
Recreation, culture and religion
Social protection
Defence
Economic affairs
General public services
Public order and safety
Health
Education
General government spent
R602 billion
on compensation of
employees

26. Purchases of goods and services by functions of general government:
2015/2016 and 2016/2017 (R billion)
3
8
9
16
14
32
38
52
54
72
4
8
10
18
19
32
44
55
59
75
Environmental affairs
Recreation, culture and religion
Social protection
Defence
Housing and community amenities
Public order and safety
Economic affairs
Health
Education
General public services
General government spent
R324 billion
on purchases of goods
and services

27. The unit data and detailed information on general government disaggregated tables is available at http://www.statssa.gov.za
1. Revenue increased by R79 billion
1. Taxes collected contributed 87% to total revenue
2. R307 billion was spent on education
3. Social protection paid amounted to R222 billion
4. Compensation of employees amounted to R602 billion
5. Purchases of goods and services increased by R27 billion
6. Net capital expenditure amounted to R135 billion
7. This publication only reports on the cash transactions of general government
institutions, obtained/adjusted from their financial statements
Closing remarks on consolidated general government finances:
2016/2017

28. Thank you