Free State EPRE (Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure) - Full Document 2018/19

What this means

The document is the Free State EPRE 2018/19 full provincial budget overview, outlining the 2018 MTEF priorities, budget cuts totaling R1.303 billion from a National Treasury package, and a focus on social services (education, health, social development) while prioritizing frontline services. It describes fiscal consolidation, departmental reprioritization, and expected 2018 economic growth of 1.5% to support poverty, unemployment, and inequality reduction. It also includes a foreword from the Free State MEC for Finance and discusses the linkage to the National Development Plan and MSTF guiding provincial priorities.

Facts

Places

Free State

Reference

https://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/provincial%20budget/2018/3.%20Estimates%20of%20Prov%20Rev%20and%20Exp/FS/FS%20-%20EPRE%20-%20Full%20Doucment.pdf

Amounts

R 1 303 000 000, R 85 000 000 000, R 4 110 000

Key Takeaways

province: Free State
document: EPRE 2018/19 full document
budget cut: R1.303 billion (out of R85 billion national cut)
equitable share cut: R4.11 million
conditional grants cut: R892 million
primary priorities: Education, Health, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Economy, Fighting Crime, Land restitution
proportion of social services in MTEF: 73 percent of total fiscal envelope
projected provincial economic growth: 1.5% in 2018
foreword author: Ms. E.C. Rockman, MEC for Finance, Free State Treasury
policy framework: National Development Plan (NDP) and Medium Term Strategic Framework (MSTF)

Dates

Opening Date

1 January 2018