Estimates of National Expenditure 2003

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Estimates of National Expenditure2003

• NATIONAL TREASURY

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Contents

• Welcome 09h00
• Overview
• Budget process
• Recent reforms
• Discussion
• Tea 10h30
• ENE outline
• Main data sections
• Evaluating ENE chapter
• Discussion

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Overview of the ENE

• Outcome of administrative and executive process
• National Governments medium term service
  delivery, policy developments and performance
  alongside 3 year spending plan
• Measurable objectives are introduced for each
  programme
• Provide Parliament with clear statement of
  spending aim of programmes.

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MTEF budget process
Prioritisation
Preparing budget submissions
Macroeconomic framework, fiscal policy DoR
MTEC Recommendations
MTBPS
MTEF Approval
Preparation of Budget Documents
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Macroeconomic framework, fiscal policy and DoR
Expected outcome Equitable division of
national revenue fund between three spheres of
government
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Medium Term Expenditure Committee (MTEC)
Expected outcome Prepare new MTEF
recommendation for Executive consideration and
approval

• Evaluate competing demands on the basis of
  business plans
• Evaluate new policies and the expansion of
  existing outputs, and its impact on indicative
  allocations
• Negotiate increase to baseline
• Parallel structure at national and provincial

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Preparation for Budget
Expected outcome Budget legislation and
documentation tabled on Budget Day
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Recent reforms

• Measurable objectives for each programme
• Section 27.4 of PFMA
• Quantifiable results within MTEF period
• Shift focus to outputs and their impact
• Health example
• Reduce mortality and morbidity, and monitor and
  evaluate these trends through research and
  epidemiological surveillance to ensure that
  national health policies and programmes are
  having their desired impact

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Recent reforms (cont.)

• More descriptive output information table
• quality, quantity and timeliness measures
• Reporting on recent outputs
• More selective reporting on Public Entities
• New infrastructure expenditure table

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ENE outline

• Accountability information
• Department Aim
• Programme purpose and measurable objective
• Strategic overview
• Expenditure estimates and trends
• Departmental receipts

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ENE outline (cont.)

• Programme data
• Subprogramme description
• Expenditure trends
• Service delivery objectives and indicators
• Recent outputs
• Medium term output targets
• Public Entities reporting to the Minister
• Expenditure tables

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Main data sections

• Programme purpose and measurable objectives
• example
• Strategic overview
• Main policy developments, achievements and future
  plans
• example

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Main data sections (cont)

• Expenditure estimates trends
• Programme, economic classification and standard
  item
• 2003/04 voted by Parliament
• 2004/05 to 2005/06 form the basis for planning
  the 2004 Budget
• example

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Main data sections (cont)

• Service delivery objectives and indicators
• Recent outputs
• Brief summary of achievement on output targets in
  2002 ENE
• Medium-term output targets
• Subprogramme outputs, indicators and targets
• Outputs should relate to, and aid in the
  ahievement of measurable objectives
• example

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Evaluation of chapters

• Checklist on main data sections