western cape appropriation bill

152 Pages·2017·1.15 MB·English

PROVINCE OF THE WESTERN CAPE
WESTERN CAPE
APPROPRIATION BILL
(Asintroduced)
(MINISTEROFFINANCE)
[B3—2018]
PROVINSIE WES-KAAP
WES-KAAPSE
BEGROTINGSWETSONTWERP
(Soosingedien)
(MINISTERVANFINANSIES)
[W3—2018]
IPHONDO LENTSHONAKOLONI
UMTHETHO OSAYILWAYO
WOLWABIWO-MALI
WENTSHONA KOLONI
(Njengokowazisiwe)
(NGUMPHATHISWAWEZEMALI)
[B3—2018] ISBN978-1-928393-23-8
No.ofcopiesprinted .......................................150
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BILL
ToprovidefortheappropriationofmoneyfromtheProvincialRevenueFundfor
therequirementsoftheProvinceoftheWesternCapeinthe2018/19financialyear;
andtoprovideformattersincidentalthereto.
BEITENACTEDbytheProvincialParliamentoftheWesternCape,asfollows:—
Definitions
1.InthisAct,unlessthecontextindicatesotherwise,awordorexpressiontowhicha
meaning has been assigned in section1 of the Public Finance ManagementAct, 1999 5
(Act1of1999),hasthemeaningassignedtoitinthatAct,and—
‘‘conditional allocation’’means an allocation due to a municipality as contem-
platedinsection36(2)oftheLocalGovernment:MunicipalFinanceManagement
Act;
‘‘current payments’’means any payment made by a provincial department and 10
classifiedasordeemedtobeacurrentpaymentinaccordancewiththeguidelines
andinstructionsoneconomicreportingformatsissuedbytheNationalTreasuryin
termsofthePublicFinanceManagementAct;
‘‘Division of Revenue Act’’ means the Division of Revenue Act, 2018;
‘‘earmarked allocation’’ means an allocation to a provincial department 15
contemplatedinsections3(b)and4(1)ofthisAct;
‘‘framework’’ means the conditions and other information published by the
ProvincialTreasuryinrespectofaconditionalallocationintermsoftheDivision
ofRevenueAct,ortheparticularspublishedbytheProvincialMinisterintermsof
section36(2)oftheLocalGovernment:MunicipalFinanceManagementAct; 20
‘‘Local Government: Municipal Finance ManagementAct’’ means the Local
Government:MunicipalFinanceManagementAct,2003(Act56of2003);
‘‘municipalfinancialyear’’meansayearendingon30June;
‘‘national conditional grant’’means a conditional allocation to the Province as
providedforintheDivisionofRevenueAct; 25
‘‘payments for capital assets’’ means any payment made by a provincial
department and classified as or deemed to be a payment for capital assets in
accordance with the guidelines and instructions on economic reporting formats
issuedbytheNationalTreasuryintermsofthePublicFinanceManagementAct;
‘‘payments for financial assets’’ means any payment made by a provincial 30
department and classified as or deemed to be a payment for financial assets in
accordance with the guidelines and instructions on economic reporting formats
issuedbytheNationalTreasuryintermsofthePublicFinanceManagementAct;
‘‘Province’’meanstheProvinceoftheWesternCape;
‘‘ProvincialMinister’’meanstheprovincialministerresponsibleforfinanceinthe 35
Province;
‘‘PublicFinanceManagementAct’’meansthePublicFinanceManagementAct,
1999(Act1of1999);
‘‘receivingmunicipalofficer’’,inrelationtoaconditionalallocationtransferredto
a municipality in terms of this Act, means the accounting officer of the 40
municipality;
‘‘thisAct’’includestheschedulereferredtoinsection2(1)oranydirectiveissued
intermsofsection4(2)ofthisAct;
‘‘transferringprovincialofficer’’meanstheaccountingofficeroftheprovincial
departmentthattransfersaconditionalallocationtoamunicipality; 45
3
‘‘transfersandsubsidies’’meansanypaymentmadebyaprovincialdepartment
andclassifiedasordeemedtobeatransferorsubsidypaymentinaccordancewith
the guidelines and instructions on economic reporting formats issued by the
NationalTreasuryintermsofthePublicFinanceManagementAct.
AppropriationofmoneyforrequirementsofProvince 5
2.(1)Appropriations by the Provincial Parliament of money from the Provincial
Revenue Fund for the requirements of the Province in the 2018/19 financial year, to
votesandmaindivisionswithinavoteandforthespecificlistedpurposes,aresetoutin
theSchedule.
(2)The spending of appropriations contemplated in subsection(1) is subject to this 10
Act,thePublicFinanceManagementActandtheFinancialManagementofParliament
andProvincialLegislaturesAct,2009(Act10of2009).
Amountslistedasspecificallyandexclusivelyappropriated
3.Amounts listed in the Schedule as specifically and exclusively appropriated and
thatreferto— 15
(a) nationalconditionalgrants,maybeusedonlyforthepurposestipulatedinthe
DivisionofRevenueActandinaccordancewiththeframeworkpublishedin
termsofthatAct;and
(b) earmarked allocations, may be used only for the purpose stipulated in the
Schedule and in accordance with the directives issued from time to time in 20
termsofsection4(2)ofthisAct.
Earmarkedallocations
4.(1)Earmarkedallocationstoprovincialdepartmentsaredescribedincolumn2of
theSchedule.
(2) The Provincial Treasury may from time to time issue directives for earmarked 25
allocations.
(3)Adirective—
(a) must set out in writing the reporting requirements to be complied with by
provincial departments on a function funded or partially funded by each
allocation,exceptwheresuchcomprehensivereportingisalreadyrequiredin 30
termsofotherlegislation;and
(b) may further set out measures in respect of an allocation to ensure
transparency,accountabilityandexpenditurecontrol.
Withholdingorstoppingofearmarkedallocations
5.(1)TheProvincialTreasurymaywithholdorstopthetransferoffundsinrespectof 35
an earmarked allocation to a provincial department if that department, or any other
recipient organ of state for which that department is responsible, is in serious or
persistentmaterialbreachofthemeasurescontemplatedinsection4(3)inrespectofthe
earmarkedallocation.
(2)The Provincial Treasury must, before withholding an earmarked allocation in 40
termsofsubsection(1),givetheprovincialdepartmentconcerned—
(a) writtennoticeofitsintentiontowithholdtheearmarkedallocation;and
(b) an opportunity to submit written representations why the earmarked
allocationshouldnotbewithheld.
(3)TheProvincialTreasurymay,whereitstopsanearmarkedallocationintermsof 45
this section, after consultation with any relevant provincial department, provide in an
adjustmentsbudgetthatapartoftheearmarkedallocationthatisnotspentbereallocated
toanyotherprovincialdepartment.
(4)TheProvincialTreasurymust,whereitstopsanearmarkedallocationintermsof
this section, publish a notice of the stopping, together with an explanatory memoran- 50
dum,intheProvincialGazette.
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Withholdingofconditionalallocations
6.(1)Atransferringprovincialofficermaywithholdthetransfertoamunicipalityof
a conditional allocation or any part of such an allocation for a period not exceeding
30daysif—
(a) themunicipalitydoesnotcomplywiththeconditionstowhichtheallocation 5
issubjectintermsoftheframeworkconcerned;or
(b) expenditureonprevioustransfersduringthemunicipalfinancialyearreflects
significantunderspendingforwhichnosatisfactoryexplanationisgiven.
(2)Atransferring provincial officer must, at least seven days or the shorter period
approved by the Provincial Treasury, before withholding an allocation in terms of 10
subsection(1)—
(a) givethemunicipalityconcerned—
(i) writtennoticeofhisorherintentiontowithholdtheallocation;and
(ii) anopportunitytosubmitwrittenrepresentations,withinthosesevendays
orthatshorterperiod,whytheallocationshouldnotbewithheld;and 15
(b) informtheProvincialTreasuryandtheprovincialdepartmentresponsiblefor
localgovernmentofhisorherintentiontowithholdtheallocation.
(3)Anoticecontemplatedinsubsection(2)mustincludethereasonsforwithholding
theallocationandtheintendeddurationofthewithholding.
(4)(a)TheProvincialTreasurymay,whenatransferringprovincialofficerwithholds 20
anallocationintermsofsubsection(1),instructthatofficer,orapprovearequestfrom
thatofficer,towithholdtheallocationforaperiodlongerthan30days,butnotexceeding
120days,ifthewithholding—
(i) facilitates compliance with the conditions to which the allocation is
subject;or 25
(ii) minimisestheriskofunderspending.
(b)A transferring provincial officer must, when requesting the withholding of an
allocationascontemplatedinparagraph(a),providetheProvincialTreasurywithproof
of compliance with subsection(2) and a copy of all representations received from the
municipalityconcerned. 30
(c)The transferring provincial officer must again comply with subsection(2) when
theProvincialTreasuryinstructsorapprovesarequestthatanallocationbewithheldin
termsofparagraph(a).
Stoppingofconditionalallocations
7.(1)Despitesection6,theProvincialTreasurymay,initsdiscretionorattherequest 35
of a transferring provincial officer, stop the transfer of a conditional allocation or any
partofsuchanallocationtoamunicipality—
(a) onthegroundsofpersistentandmaterialbreachoftheconditionstowhichthe
allocationissubjectintermsoftheframeworkconcerned;or
(b) iftheProvincialTreasuryanticipatesthatthemunicipalitywillsubstantially 40
underspend on the programme or allocation concerned in the current
municipalfinancialyear.
(2)The Provincial Treasury must, before stopping an allocation in terms of this
section—
(a) givethemunicipalityconcerned— 45
(i) 21days’writtennoticeoftheintentiontostoptheallocation;and
(ii) an opportunity to submit written representations within those 21days
whythetransferoftheallocationorpartthereofshouldnotbestopped;
and
(b) consulttheprovincialministerresponsiblefortheprovincialdepartmentthat 50
transferstheconditionalallocation.
(3)The Provincial Treasury must, where it stops an allocation in terms of
subsection(1), publish a notice of the stopping, together with an explanatory
memorandum,intheProvincialGazette.
(4)TheProvincialMinistermustreportthestoppingoftheallocationto— 55
(a) theAuditor-General;and
(b) theProvincialParliamentatthetablingofthenextappropriationlegislationin
theProvincialParliament.
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Reallocationafterstoppingofallocationtomunicipality
8.The Provincial Treasury may, where it stops an allocation in terms of section7,
afterconsultationwiththetransferringprovincialofficerandsubjecttotheDivisionof
RevenueAct,determinethattheallocationoranypartthereofbereallocatedtooneor
moremunicipalitiesonconditionthattheallocationmustbespentinthecurrentorthe 5
nextmunicipalfinancialyear.
Transfersmadeinerror
9.(1)Thetransferofanallocationmadeinerrortoamunicipalityisregardedasnot
legallyduetothatmunicipality.
(2)Atransfercontemplatedinsubsection(1)mustberecovered,withoutdelay,bythe 10
responsibletransferringprovincialofficer.
(3)Despite subsection(2), the Provincial Treasury may instruct that the recovery
contemplatedinsubsection(2)beeffectedbyset-offagainstfuturetransfersduetothe
municipality.
Unspentconditionalallocations 15
10. (1) Subject to the Public Finance Management Act, the Local Government:
MunicipalFinanceManagementAct,andtheDivisionofRevenueAct,anyconditional
allocation that is not spent by a municipality by the end of a municipal financial year
reverts to the Provincial Revenue Fund, unless the receiving municipal officer
concernedcanprovetothesatisfactionoftheProvincialTreasuryandthetransferring 20
provincialofficerthattheunspentallocationiscommittedtoidentifiableprojects.
(2)TheProvincialTreasurymay,attherequestofatransferringprovincialofficeror
amunicipalitycontemplatedinsubsection(1),approvethattheconditionalallocationbe
retainedbythemunicipalitytobespentinthenextmunicipalfinancialyear.
(3)Any funds that must revert to the Provincial Revenue Fund in terms of 25
subsection(1)andthathavenotbeenapprovedbytheProvincialTreasurytoberetained
intermsofsubsection(2)mustberepaidbythemunicipalitytotheProvincialRevenue
Fund.
(4)TheProvincialTreasurymay,inaccordancewithsubsection(5),setoffanyfunds
thatmustberepaidtotheProvincialRevenueFundintermsofsubsections(1)and(3) 30
butthathavenotbeenrepaidagainstfutureconditionalallocationstothatmunicipality.
(5)Before the Provincial Treasury sets off any amounts against future conditional
allocations to a municipality in terms of subsection(4), the Provincial Treasury must
givethetransferringprovincialofficerandreceivingmunicipalofficerconcerned—
(a) written notice of its intention to set off amounts against upcomingadvances 35
forconditionalallocations;and
(b) an opportunity, within 14days of receipt of the notice referred to in para-
graph(a),to—
(i) submit written representations that prove to the satisfaction of the
Provincial Treasury that the unspent conditional allocation was either 40
spent in accordance with the framework concerned or is committed to
identifiableprojects;
(ii) propose alternative means acceptable to the Provincial Treasury by
whichtheunspentconditionalallocationscanberepaidtotheProvincial
RevenueFund;and 45
(iii) propose an alternative payment arrangement in terms of which the
unspentconditionalallocationswillberepaidtotheProvincialRevenue
Fund.
(6)Anoticecontemplatedinsubsection(5)mustincludetheintendedamounttobe
setoffagainstallocations,andthereasonsforsettingofftheamounts. 50
Shorttitle
11.ThisActiscalledtheWesternCapeAppropriationAct,2018.
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SCHEDULE
(As a charge to the Provincial Revenue Fund)
Current payments Amounts
Transfers
Payments Payments specifically
Description of votes and main and
Vote Totals for capital for financial and
divisions Compensation Goods and subsidies
Other assets assets exclusively
of employees services to
appropriated
R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000
1 Premier 1 486 193 631 569 782 846 16 436 55 342 400 022
2 Provincial Parliament 143 874 68 712 27 483 44 287 3 392
3 Provincial Treasury 325 390 192 055 58 379 71 124 3 832 16 999
4 Community Safety 316 617 150 990 90 989 67 699 6 939 15 406
5 Education 22 193 312 16 477 816 2 318 232 2 288 873 1 102 656 5 735 1 963 931
6 Health 23 063 703 13 606 180 7 319 553 1 390 099 747 871 5 995 712
7 Social Development 2 241 664 812 267 196 536 1 198 476 34 385 121 912
8 Human Settlements 2 318 554 229 296 134 760 1 947 718 6 480 300 2 072 151
9 Environmental Affairs and Development 604 621 221 559 57 776 320 713 4 573 39 857
Planning
10 Transport and Public Works 7 729 440 928 784 2 159 676 1 723 728 2 917 052 200 4 469 560
11 Agriculture 834 342 391 373 169 874 248 365 24 730 224 388
12 Economic Development and Tourism 433 462 136 246 106 866 185 842 4 508 118 230
13 Cultural Affairs and Sport 760 734 216 037 150 729 382 891 11 077 347 725
14 Local Government 252 796 177 167 38 962 33 398 3 154 115 38 309
62 704 702 34 240 051 13 612 661 9 919 649 4 925 991 6 350 15 824 202
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Current payments Amounts
Transfers
Payments Payments specifically
Description of votes and main and
Vote Totals for capital for financial and
divisions Compensation Goods and subsidies
Other assets assets exclusively
of employees services to
appropriated
R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000
1 Department of the Premier 1 486 193 631 569 782 846 16 436 55 342 400 022
Aim: To embed good governance and to enable
integrated service delivery in the Western
Cape through partnerships, innovation and
people excellence.
1 Executive Support (Administration) 113 442 95 068 16 818 6 1 550
To provide executive governance support
services.
Of which
Earmarked allocation: Delivery Support Unit 13 584
Transfers and subsidies
Departmental agencies and accounts
Communication: Licences (radio and 6
television)
2 Provincial Strategic Management 53 888 39 197 13 287 904 500
To provide policy and strategy support as well as
strategic management information and to
coordinate strategic projects through partnerships
and strategic engagements.
Of which
Earmarked allocation: After-school Game 600
Changer
Transfers and subsidies
Departmental agencies and accounts
Communication: Licences (radio and 4
television)
Non-profit institutions
Cape Higher Education Consortium: 500
Strengthen contribution of higher
education to the provincial economy
Gifts and donations: Various projects per 400
request
8
Current payments Amounts
Transfers
Payments Payments specifically
Description of votes and main and
Vote Totals for capital for financial and
divisions Compensation Goods and subsidies
Other assets assets exclusively
of employees services to
appropriated
R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000
3 People Management (Corporate Services 217 963 170 489 45 330 17 2 127
Centre)
To render a transversal people management
service consisting of organisational development,
training and empowerment, and people practices.
Of which
Recruiting and training of graduates and 426
other interns
Transfers and subsidies
Departmental agencies and accounts
Communication: Licences (radio and 17
television)
4 Centre for E-innovation (Corporate Services 971 987 213 745 692 334 15 506 50 402
Centre)
To enable service excellence to the people of the
Western Cape through information communication
technology.
Of which
Earmarked allocation: Broadband project 354 670
Earmarked allocation: ICT infrastructure 10 742
needs for Votes
Earmarked allocation: Broadband 20 000
municipalities
Transfers and subsidies
Departmental agencies and accounts
Communication: Licences (radio and 6
television)
Non-profit institutions
Library Business Corners: Establishing 15 500
and maintenance of e-centres
5 Corporate Assurance (Corporate Services 128 913 113 070 15 077 3 763
Centre)
To render enterprise risk management, internal-
audit, provincial forensic, legal and corporate
communication services.
Of which
Transfers and subsidies
Departmental agencies and accounts
Communication: Licences (radio and 3
television)
9
Current payments Amounts
Transfers
Payments Payments specifically
Description of votes and main and
Vote Totals for capital for financial and
divisions Compensation Goods and subsidies
Other assets assets exclusively
of employees services to
appropriated
R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000
2 Provincial Parliament 143 874 68 712 27 483 44 287 3 392
Aim: To provide quality parliamentary and corporate
support to enable Members to fulfil their
constitutional functions and to facilitate public
involvement in parliamentary activities, by:
Providing quality support to the House and
committees.
Promoting public access and involvement in the
law-making and oversight processes.
Ensuring effective communication with all
stakeholders.
Ensuring seamless and synergistic
parliamentary processes and systems.
Investing in appropriately skilled staff.
Providing a secure environment that is
conducive to empowering and enabling
members and staff.
Implementing and adhering to good corporate
governance systems and monitoring
mechanisms.
Managing resources effectively, efficiently and
economically.
1 Administration 65 786 48 033 14 283 78 3 392
To provide strategic management of the institution and to
provide governance and corporate support services to the
Provincial Parliament.
Of which
Transfers and subsidies
Departmental agencies and accounts
Communication: Licences (radio and television) 28
Households
Gifts and donations: Management incentive 50
rewards
10
Current payments Amounts
Transfers
Payments Payments specifically
Description of votes and main and
Vote Totals for capital for financial and
divisions Compensation Goods and subsidies
Other assets assets exclusively
of employees services to
appropriated
R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000
2 Facilities for Members and Political Parties 50 771 6 593 44 178
To provide enabling facilities and benefits to Members
and political parties.
Of which
Transfers and subsidies
Foreign governments and international
organisations
Subscription fees: Commonwealth 279
Parliamentary Association
Non-profit institutions
Political parties: Secretarial and constituency 42 444
allowances
Households
Social benefits to employees: Retirement 1 455
benefits for Members
3 Parliamentary Services 27 317 20 679 6 607 31
To provide effective procedural and related support to the
House and Committees and to facilitate public
participation.
Of which
Transfers and subsidies
Households
Gifts and donations: Management incentive 31
rewards