Government expenditure for the year 2012

Lauren Snyders
22 February 2012

The government’s expenditure is about R1, 06 trillion (8, 8%). Of this amount social services would be receiving the most with R615, 7 billion(7,9%), economic affairs R145 billion (7,7%), general public services R141,4 billion (9,8%), public order and safety R98 billion (8,2%), defence R41,6 billion (8,5%), science and technology R10,8 billion (9,5%) and contingency reserve R5,8 billion.

Social services has been divided into six categories with 20 sub-categories, they are as follows: Education at R207,3 billion (6%)- Basic education R152,1 billion (4,6%),  tertiary education R31,1 billion (13,9%), vocational and continuing education R14,4 billion (5,6%) and education administration R9,6 billion (5,8%).

Social protection at R157,9 billion (9,1%)- old age grant R39,3 billion (5,4%), child support grant R38,2 billion (12.3%), social benefits fund R29,4 billion (16,5%), disability grant R19,2 billion (7,4%), policy oversight and grant and benefits administration R11,3 billion (1,7%), provincial welfare services R12,3 billion (6%) and other grants R8,2 billion (8,8%).

Health at R121,9 billion (7,1%)- district health services R42,3 billion (4,9%), provincial hospital services R25,9 billion (3,5%), other health services R18,6 billion (19,1%), central hospital services R17,6 billion (3,6%), health infrastructure R8,1 billion (4,9%) and HIV/Aids TB R9,5 billion (15,5%).

Housing and community amenities at R120,1 billion (11,7%)- local government and community development R59,1 billion (14,5%), water supply R32,1 billion (13,7%) and housing development R28,8 billion (4,4%).

Recreation and culture at R8, 6 billion (-5, 2%).

Economic affairs has been divided into eight categories, they are as follows: Transport R74,9 billion (3,5%), agriculture, forestry and fisheries; rural development and land reform R22 billion (10,6%), general economic and commercial affairs; mining, manufacturing and construction; and other industries R21,4 billion (20%), environmental protection R9,5 billion (8,8%), employment programmes R6,2 billion (39,1%), fuel and energy R6,2 billion (-6,6%), labour affairs R2,2 billion (5,9%) and communication R2,5 billion (-0,4%).

General public services has been divided into five categories and they are as follows: state debt cost R89,4 billion (16,6%), executive and legislative and finance affairs R29 billion (3,3%), other general public servicesR11,6 billion (-5,3%), international relations and cooperation R6,2 billion (3,1%) and home affairs R5,3 billion (-9,5%).

Public order safety has three categories and they are as follows: police services R65 billion (6, 8%), prisons R17, 9 billion (9, 3%) and law courts R15, 1 billion (13, 3%).

This is the government’s total expenditure.