The net change in the stock of cash from provincial revenue funds and donor funds amounted to a cash deficit of R3 797 million for the 2024/2025 fiscal year.

This statistical release provides information on the sources and uses of cash of provincial government for the fiscal years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, classified economically and functionally. The net change in the stock of cash from the provincial revenue funds and donor funds amounted to a cash deficit of R3 797 million for the 2024/2025 fiscal year.

1.      Major influences

The revenue cash flows from operating activities amounted to R759 457 million and the expense cash flows amounted to R723 986 million, resulting in a net cash inflow from operating activities of R35 471 million for the 2024/2025 fiscal year ending 31 March 2025. The net cash outflow from transactions in non-financial assets amounted to R39 268 million for the 2024/2025 fiscal year. The cash deficit and the total net change in the stock of cash for the provincial government for 2024/2025 was R3 797 million (see Table A, p. 4 of the publication).

The largest contributor to the total expenditure cash flows for operating activities and purchases of non-financial assets (functionally classified) of R763 435 million from the provincial revenue funds and donor funds for the 2024/2025 fiscal year was education (R323 697 million or 42,4%), followed by health (R255 069 million or 33,4%), economic affairs (R73 210 million or 9,6%), general public services (R38 149 million or 5,0%), social protection (R22 671 million or 3,0%), housing and community amenities (R22 567 million or 3,0%), recreation, culture and religion (R12 547 million or 1,6%), public order and safety (R10 540 million or 1,4%) and environmental protection (R4 986 million or 0,7%) (see Table C, p.10 and Figure 4, p.11 of the publication).