PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ARTS,
CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BUDGET ANALYSIS

• Section B by
• Tembisa L. Nguza Researcher
• Research Unit of Parliament

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General considerations when analyzing the budget

• National priorities E.g.
• Poverty alleviation
• Growth oriented stance
• Job-creation
• Infrastructural challenge
• Equity
• Deepening partnerships for development
• MTEF priorities (p.126 BR) E.g.
• - Balance social and economic policy objectives
  Aim of the Dept

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General considerations when analyzing the budget
Cont

• Role of the department in realizing these
• Departments Aim e.g.
• Translation of aims to objectives e.g drive
  economic development
• Implementation of legislation cross sectoral
  and departmental e.g. PFMA requirements Budgeted
  for systems, resources?
• Correct reports, systems/interim plans,
  efficiency - (S40(1)(f),
• B/down of anticipated revenue and expenditure -
  S40(4)(a) e.g. See p.290 of ENE

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General considerations when analyzing the budget
- Cont

• Preferential Procurement Policy
• Affirmative Action policy
• For equity considerations (Presidents address)
  
• Promotion of Access to Information
• Communication of initiatives to public
  development of partnerships (Presidents address)

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Considerations for key objectives

• PFMA requirements i.e. Measurable objectives
  S27(4)
• E.g drive economic development and improve
  peoples quality of life indicators, outputs,
  and targets?
• Reflection of priorities and policies
• E.g. White paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage
  Promotion of cultural industries (No output for
  this)
• National government strategies e.g HIV/AIDS/STD
  plan-Dept must have plans

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Considerations for key objectives - Cont

• Stated objectives versus experiences in
  constituencies e.g. communication of plans and
  policies,
• Translation into programmes
• E.g.Arts and Culture Programme promote
  economic opportunities

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Programmes and sub-programmes

• Programmes support overall objectives
• No specific sub/programme for cultural
  industries although key policy dev.
• Outputs vs main objectives
• Relationship between outputs and stated
  objectives (p.294) e.g. No output for cultural
  industries

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Programmes and sub-programmes - Cont

• Allocations versus relative importance of
  programmes Allocative efficiency
• E.g. Proportion of poverty alleviation/ economic
  growth, job-creation etc. funds to overall budget
• Irony-Decrease in p.292
• Sufficient funds for activities Ask for
  business and implementation plans-
• Equity considerations -

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