1. Introduction to the Budget Process
Presentation to the Provincial Budget Committee
Provincial Treasury
02 August 2019

2. May 2020 Strategic Integrated Municipal Engagement
LEGEND
Executive Council Interface
Municipal-Provincial Interface
Key Provincial Interventions
National Government forums
Planning processes
2019/20 Provincial integrated policy, planning, budgeting and implementation cycle
Oct 2019 PG MTEC 1
Nov 2019
Cabinet Bosberaad
Jan 2020 PG MTEC 2
Feb 2020
May Strategic Integrated Municipal Engagement 2
Tabling
WC MTBPS,
Adjusted Estimates
July 2019 Cabinet Bosberaad
(prioritisation)
SIME
Maximising Citizen Impact
July-Oct Draft PSP Strategic Framework
Informed by the MTSF
Tabling PERO&MERO
SOPA &
PSP
July Planning Engagements
2020 Budget/ SPs and APPs
Sep 2019
Oct 2019
Sept PCF
Sep-Oct
Joint Public Participation
TIME
Fiscal Policy Seminar
Feb 2020
National Budget
Aug “Speed dating”
Sept HOD-MM
May- July
Diagnosis & Policy Options Analysis
Oct 2019
National MTBPS
Mar 2020
June National Cabinet Lekgotla
June PCF
July MINMAY
September-March
Implementation Planning
Introduction to the Budget Process

3. Integrated Approach to Planning and Budgeting
Objectives of Integration
Strengthen joint planning and collective impact in an identified geographic space, a specific policy area or strategic issue to a particular strategic issue between all three spheres of government and between all the organs of state within each sphere
Avoiding the duplication of services
Ensuring optimal use of resources
Aligning objectives and outcomes
Practical elements of an Integrated approach
Joint engagements,
Shared information from common data and intelligence
Building collaborative capacity
Shared resources from pooling resources
Seamless citizen centered service delivery through supporting coordination, collaboration and coherence across departments, between the WCG and municipalities and across municipalities and with national organs of state operating in WC
Introduction to the Budget Process

4. PT engagement with Budget Committee [1]
Process
Purpose
When
The Budget
The Budget is the key statement of the policy of Government outlining the Budget Priorities and Medium Term Expenditure Framework
Budget Committee to review and provide recommendations to Provincial Parliament aimed at improving spending effectiveness and efficiency of budget and spending plans contained in Overview of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure, Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure, Overview of Provincial and Municipal Infrastructure Investment and associated Appropriation Bill
March
Quarterly Performance Outcome
Overall provincial revenue and expenditure outcome with non-financial reports on a quarterly basis for spending efficiency and effectiveness
Budget Committee to review and refer specific aspects of either the provincial IYM or non-financial reports to the specific portfolio committee for further investigation in liaison with the relevant executive authority and department as deemed necessary
Q1 – Aug
Q2 – Nov
Q3 – Jan
Q4 – Aug
PERO and MERO
Provincial Economic Review and Outlook (PERO) – economic intelligence providing evidence-based research informing policymakers, departments and municipalities on key economic and socio-economic issues impacting policy, planning and budgeting
Municipal Economic Review and Outlook (MERO) – economic intelligence informing policymakers at municipalities on key economic and socio-economic issues affecting policy, planning and budgeting - unpacks regional development and sectors of PERO
Budget Committee to review and deliberate the findings in PERO, MERO and the informing Policy Implications , which guide the approach to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework
September
Introduction to the Budget Process

5. PT engagement with Budget Committee [2]
Process
Purpose
When
Annual Report process
The Annual Report Process and associated Annual Report Guidelines are provided
Members, through Standing Committees and Standing Committee on Public Accounts, to engage with Annual Reports related to Provincial Parliament’s oversight role
October
MTBPS and Adjusted Estimates
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) forms basis from which fiscal and budget policies are derived - contain indications of revenue, medium term spending priorities and indicative allocations
Budget Committee to review and provide recommendations to Provincial Parliament aimed at improving spending effectiveness and efficiency of budget and spending plans in the MTBPS, the Adjusted Estimates of Provincial Expenditure and associated Adjustments Appropriation Bill
November
Introduction to the Budget Process