1. 3rd Quarter expenditure & budget implementation:
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Departmental Spending as at 31 December 2010

2. 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

3. Performance as at 31 Dec 2010

4. Performance Programme as at 31 Dec 2010

5. 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

6. 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 R 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Census 2011 : You count!