# National Budget of South Africa

The National Budget of South Africa comprises the spending and revenues of the Government of South Africa. The budget is the financial representation of the priorities of the government, reflecting historical economic decisions and competing economic policy's.

## Detailed National Budget
### Expected Revenue

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Personal Income Tax | 482.1 | 505.8 | 552.9 | 546.8 | 516 | 587.9 |
| Vat | 312.8 | 348.1 | 360.5 | 360.6 | 370.2 | 439.7 |
| Corporate Income Tax | 218.7 | 231.2 | 229.6 | 230.2 | 213.1 | 269.9 |
| Customs And Excise Duties | 96.1 | 97.4 | 106.8 | 112.7 | 100.5 | 117.4 |
| Fuel Levies | 70.9 | 84.8 | 89.5 | 91.8 | 83.1 | 89.1 |
| Other | 84.9 | 77.5 | 83 | 83.4 | 82.2 | 94.5 |
| Total | 1265.5 | 1344.8 | 1422.3 | 1425.5 | 1365.1 | 1598.5 |

### Expenditure Overview

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Economic Development | 241.6 | 200.1 | 209.2 | 211.5 | 207.5 | 227.1 | 237.6 | 255.4 |
| Peace And Security | 198.7 | 200.8 | 211 | 217 | 208.6 | 220.7 | 227.3 | 244 |
| General Public Services | 70.7 | 64 | 65.3 | 70 | 68.4 | 69.2 | 73.6 | 74.7 |
| Learning And Culture | 320.5 | 351.1 | 386.4 | 396.4 | 402.9 | 441.5 | 457.1 | 480.6 |
| Health | 187.5 | 205.4 | 222.6 | 229.7 | 248.8 | 259 | 259.2 | 271.9 |
| Community Development | 195.8 | 196.3 | 208.5 | 212.3 | 218.8 | 236.3 | 259.7 | 265.3 |
| Social Development | 180 | 259.4 | 208.5 | 309.5 | 335.3 | 364.4 | 378.5 | 387.3 |
| Debt-Service Costs | 162.4 | 180.1 | 202.2 | 229.3 | 269.7 | 301.8 | 340.5 | 382.2 |
| Contingency Reserve | | | | | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 1557.2 | 1657.2 | 1713.7 | 1875.7 | 1972 | 2130 | 2238.5 | 2366.4 |

### Economic Development

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Economic Regulation And Infrastructure | 89.5 | 97.9 | 101.3 | 105.3 | 93.1 | 117.5 |
| Industrialisation And Exports | 28.9 | 32.9 | 37.5 | 39 | 36.2 | 39.2 |
| Job Creation And Labour Affairs | 75.9 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 33.4 | 27.5 |
| Agriculture And Rural Development | 26.5 | 30.2 | 30.7 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 24.8 |
| Innovation, Science And Technology | 20.6 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.1 |
| Total | 241.4 | 200.1 | 209.2 | 211.4 | 207.5 | 227.1 |

### Peace And Security

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Police Services | 93.8 | 99.1 | 104.2 | 106.1 | 104.6 | 110.2 |
| Defence And State Security | 54 | 48.4 | 50 | 51.4 | 48.5 | 50.8 |
| Law Courts And Prisons | 43.8 | 45.4 | 48.4 | 49.6 | 46.7 | 50 |
| Home Affairs | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| Total | 198.8 | 200.8 | 211 | 217 | 208.7 | 220.7 |

### General Public Services

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Public Administration And Fiscal Affairs | 43.9 | 40.4 | 41.6 | 47.3 | 46.1 | 46.1 |
| Executive And Legislative Organs | 14.3 | 16 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| External Affairs | 12.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Total | 70.6 | 64 | 65.4 | 70.1 | 68.5 | 69.2 |

### Learning And Culture

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Basic Education | 216.7 | 230.4 | 250.4 | 248.6 | 255.1 | 282.8 |
| University Transfers | 31.6 | 34.9 | 37 | 44.8 | 45.6 | 48.7 |
| National Student Financial Aid Scheme | 15.3 | 22.8 | 33.3 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 46.1 |
| Skills Development Levy Institutions | 21.1 | 19.3 | 21.7 | 21 | 21.3 | 21.7 |
| Education Administration | 15.8 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 19.6 | 18 |
| Technical And Vocational Education And Training | 7.4 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13 | 12.6 |
| Total | 307.9 | 334.9 | 372.7 | 382.7 | 391.9 | 429.9 |

### Health

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| District Health Services | 83.6 | 90.2 | 98.2 | 102 | 105.5 | 115.7 |
| Central Hospital Services | 35.9 | 38.6 | 43.1 | 44.7 | 51.4 | 49.4 |
| Provincial Hospital Services | 32.3 | 34.3 | 36.7 | 37.6 | 44.1 | 42.4 |
| Other Health Services | 25.8 | 33.8 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 38.1 | 40.4 |
| Facilities Management And Maintenance | 9.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
| Total | 187.5 | 205.4 | 222.4 | 229.8 | 248.8 | 259 |

### Community Development

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Municipal Equitable Share | 72.9 | 62.7 | 69 | 74.7 | 78 | 87.3 |
| Human Settlements, Water And Electrification Programmes | 52.8 | 56.5 | 56.4 | 55.7 | 52.9 | 58.7 |
| Public Transport | 44.1 | 38.6 | 43.6 | 44.7 | 45 | 47.4 |
| Other Human Settlements And Municipal Infrastructure | 26 | 38.5 | 39.6 | 37.2 | 42.9 | 42.9 |
| Total | 195.8 | 196.3 | 208.6 | 212.3 | 218.8 | 236.3 |

### Social Development

| < | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Social Security Funds | | 66 | 71.3 | 88 | 105.9 | 84.2 |
| Old-Age Grant | 64.5 | 70.5 | 77 | 83.1 | 86.5 | 92.1 |
| Child-Support Grant | 56.3 | 60.6 | 65 | 69.8 | 73.3 | 77.2 |
| Provincial Social Development | 19.2 | 20.6 | 22.3 | | | 22 |
| Other Grants | 10.7 | 9.7 | 33.2 | 35 | 35.7 | 78.9 |
| Disability Grant | 21.2 | 22.1 | | 23.3 | 23.6 | |
| Policy Oversight And Grant Administration | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| Total | 180.2 | 259.3 | 278.4 | 309.2 | 335.2 | 364.3 |

### Debt Service

| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Debt-Service Costs | 162.4 | 180.1 | 202.2 | 229.3 | 269.7 | 301.8 |

## Detailed Provincial Budget
### Eastern Cape

| Vote | Department | Amount (000's) |
| 1 | Office of the Premier | 963 592 |
| 2 | Provincial Legislature | 571 146 |
| 3 | Health | 27 362 251 |
| 4 | Social Development | 2 788 194 |
| 5 | Public Works and Infrastructure | 2 584 294 |
| 6 | Education | 38 559 185 |
| 7 | Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs | 1 007 859 |
| 8 | Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | 2 328 201 |
| 9 | Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism | 1 338 282 |
| 10 | Transport | 4 951 120 |
| 11 | Human Settlements | 2 448 031 |
| 12 | Provincial Treasury | 427 316 |
| 14 | Sport, Recreation Arts and Culture | 990 731 |
| 15 | Community Safety | 107 969 |
| | Total | 86 428 171 |

### Western Cape

In 2021/22 the Western Cape Provincial government received a total budget of just under R 72.35 billion with 74% (R54.445 billion) of that in the form of "equitable shares" from the national government budget, 18% (R13.53 billion) in the form of "conditional grants" from national government, 4% in "financing", 3% from the provinces own receipts, and 1% from the provincial revenue fund in the form of tax receipts. In 2019 the 17.1% of all South African taxpayers were located in the Western Cape; the province contributed 16.9% of the country's total taxable income thereby contributing to just under R 269.58 billion to the fiscus.
Below is a breakdown of the Western Cape governments 2021/22 budget.
| Vote | Department | Amount (000's) |
| 1 | Department of the Premier | 1 748 562 |
| 2 | Provincial Parliament | 165 859 |
| 3 | Provincial Treasury | 319 608 |
| 4 | Community Safety | 739 049 |
| 5 | Education | 24 459 862 |
| 6 | Health | 27 391 897 |
| 7 | Social Development | 2 662 907 |
| 8 | Human Settlements | 2 353 171 |
| 9 | Environmental Affairs and Development | 570 062 |
| 10 | Transport and Public Works | 9 265 029 |
| 11 | Agriculture | 909 086 |
| 12 | Economic Development and Tourism | 517 807 |
| 13 | Cultural Affairs and Sport | 897 510 |
| 14 | Local Government | 348 664 |
| | Total | 72 349 073 |