3rd Quarter expenditure & budget implementation: Standing Committee on Appropriations Departmental Spending as at 31 December 2010
Content Performance as at 31 December 2010 Voted Funds Earmarked funds: Census 2011 Under spending by Survey Operations Overspending by Corporate Relations Addressing poor performance
Performance as at 31 Dec 2010
Performance Programme as at 31 Dec 2010
Survey Operations: Reasons for under-spending Survey Operations is under-spending due to: Census 2011 Unit costs have decreased materially as compared to the budgeted unit costs Economies of scale contributed to the reduced spending Large volumes/quantities required that the bid process be undertaken at a point that would not allow for deliveries to take place too early. Warranties and storage Dependent on tender processes
Reasons for over-spending: Corporate Relations Programme is overspending with 5% which amounts to R16.7 million. Income and Expenditure Survey was cut by R30 million overspending on Compensation of Employees of R22.02 million Additional funding R17.333 million has been provided during the Adjustment Estimates to minimise overspending The projected shortfall will be covered by virements to be applied before financial year end
Survey Operations: Reasons for under-spending The total value of bids submitted to the bid office to date is R236.5 million of which R134.4 million has been awarded to date. Acquisition of satellite district offices that are estimated at R50 million per annum for the next 3 years Media buying estimated at R100 million Car hire: bid process is still work in progress 3000 training venues being sources Stationery contract in progress Listing books: work in progress Self enumeration guide: work in progress
Plans on how to improve poor performance will be addressed Savings resulting from cost saving measures will be shifted to Programme 6 to accommodate the overspending at the provinces Spending for Census 2011 has increased to 29% as at 15 March 2011 with commitments to the value of R170.7 million already commitment for delivery in 2011/12. A request will be made to National Treasury to roll over funds for the earmarked Census 2011 funds
Census 2011 : You count!