Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Affairs

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Select Committee on Security and Constitutional
Affairs

• Briefing

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Index

• Indication by Committee
• Introduction
• Budget Vote 25 Safety and Security
• Review 2002/03 Financial year
• MTEF allocation Facts and figures
• Prominent aspects

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Indication by Committee

• Briefing on the Budget of the Department of
  Safety and Security

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Budget

• Review of 2002/03 financial year
• Medium Term Expenditure Framework 2003/04 to
  2005/06

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Review 2002/03

• Total allocation R19 713 544 000
• Less Expenditure up to
• 31 March 2003 R19 713 542 554
• Remainder R 1 446

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Summary Programmes
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MTEF 2003/04 to 2005/06)

• Facts and Figures

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Spending policy directions

• President (State of the Nation address)
• Improvements within the Criminal Justice System
• Improve the capacity of SAPS to discharge its
  crime prevention and combating responsibilities
• Better intelligence capacity
• Reduce the number of illegal firearms
• Stricter border control
• Increase in the number of Saturday and
  specialized courts
• Minister of Finance
• Streamline the justice process and improve
  protection of women and children
• Investment in buildings, vehicles, computer
  equipment and a new radio communication system in
  Gauteng
• Additional funding to hire more police and
  further enhance the sector policing strategy
• Supplementary death benefits

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Scarcity Principles

• Basic resource aspect emanates from the fact that
  any human, entity or country do not possess
  sufficient resources or means to fulfill all its
  needs
• Issue of scarcity underlie any economic system
• On continuous basis make intentional choices
  between needs which will most benefit a Vote with
  the resources to its disposal
• An economic reality of all spheres of life and is
  therefore evident that resources should be
  utilized in such a manner that it is expended on
  the choices between the different needs

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Budget process Defining moments

• Prioritization stage Cabinet consider policy
  priorities as indicated by Executive Authority
• Preparation of budget Compilation of budget
  submission which is prescriptive of nature
• Review of macro-economic and fiscal framework and
  DOR
• Recommendation stage MTEC hearings / MinComBud
  / Cabinet
• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
• Special Joint Committee on the Budget
• State of the Nation Address / Budget Day / ENE

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Budget process Defining moments

• Measurable objectives developed for each
  programme and are reflected alongside
  departmental spending plans
• Performance indicators developed and indicated
  together with performance targets as to enhance
  effectiveness, efficiency and economic
  utilization of resources
• Figures

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Programmes / Standard items

• Programmes reflect the general objectives and
  purposes for which funds are requested.
• Standard items reflect the estimated expenditure
  on goods and services required in pursuance of a
  departments objectives
• Future Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
  classification (Standard Chart of Accounts to
  post financial transactions as to ensure
  consistency and therefore enhances the quality of
  information derived from the accounting systems
  used by Government across its departments)

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MTEF allocations Vote 25
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Allocations Vote 25 (Total)
(8,6)
(10,4)
(11,0)
(11,5)
10(a)
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Baseline adjustments (Additional)
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Programmes Figures(Year-on-Year)
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Standard items (Year-on-year)
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Personnel versus operating expenditure
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SAPS Enlistment programme2002 to 2006
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SAPS Enlistment programme2002 to 2006
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Training provision MTEF
(Training for all functions)
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Enlistments operational expenditure

• The following amounts have been set aside for the
  basic training of entry-level Constables
• 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
• R000 R000 R000
• 103 313 104 144 106 589

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Vehicles

• Prioritized spending environment with the main
  aim of modernization of the vehicle fleet of the
  department
• Amounts allocated will provide for the annual
  replacement of boarded vehicles and the
  possibility exist for the expansion of the fleet
  in time to come
• MTEF provision for this purpose
• 2002/03 R505 million
• 2003/04 R555 million
• 2004/05 R606 million
• 2005/06 R650 million

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Capital Works
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Other (Total)
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