whether funding for provinces and municipalities will be consolidated into the Equitable Share distributions at the end of the three year period; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details CW97?
The National Pathology Services grant is the only capital related grant that will be phased out from 2012/13. The grant was a temporary grant targeted at recapitalising pathology services. The grant is phased into the provincial equitable share to allow provinces to continue to finance the operational costs of pathology services.
The School Infrastructure Backlogs grant was introduced on 1 April 2011 and allocated R8.2 billion over three years to eradicate unsafe school structures and eradicated water, sanitation and electricity backlogs at schools.
An additional R3.
No municipal infrastructure grants will be phased out over the next three years.
Urban Settlements Development Grant is allocated an additional R2 billion over three years to support informal settlement upgrading.
Public Transport Infrastructure and Systems Grant is allocated R2.5 billion over three years to plan, upgrade and expand integrated public transport.
The decision to phase in the School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant will only be taken during the 2011 budget process.