Question NW952 to the Minister of Finance

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09 October 2019 - NW952

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Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Finance

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Small Business Development to question 128 on 14 August 2019, (a) what is the breakdown of the current Rand value of invoices older than 30 days that are not paid by each provincial government and (b) which provincial department is the worst offender in each case?

Reply:

  1. Table 1 below provides for the total Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid at the end of March 2019 by provincial government departments which amounts to R 6.5 billion. The total Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid for the period April 2019 to June 2019 (quarter 1) amounts to R4.2 billion.

Table 1: Breakdown of Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid by provincial government departments

No.

Provincial Government

Rand Value of invoices

Rand value of invoices

   

Financial year

2018/2019

Quarter 1

2019/2020

1.

Gauteng Provincial Government

R 2,594,175,217

R 1,569,850,293

2.

Eastern Cape Provincial Government

R 2,106,056,624

R 1,801,248,512

3.

North West Provincial Government

R 425,920,679

R 334,279,273

4.

Northern Cape Provincial Government

R 383,727,433

R 3,017,092

5.

Free State Provincial Government

R 363,567,669

R 376,196,410

6.

Limpopo Provincial Government

R 253,168,817

R 22,928,479

7.

Mpumalanga Provincial Government

R 251,872,232

R 66,474,435

8.

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government

R 149,830,770

R 106,337,570

9.

Western Cape Provincial Government

R 240,497

R 495,083

 

TOTAL

R 6,528,559,938

R 4,280,827,148

  1. Table 2 below provides information related to the worst offender with regards to the Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid with the department of Health recorded as the worst offender in 8 provincial government.

Table 2: Worst offenders with regards to Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid by provincial departments.

No.

Provincial Government

Worst Performing Department

Rand Value of invoices

Rand Value of invoices

     

Financial Year 2018/2019

Quarter 1

2019/2020

1.

Gauteng Provincial Government

Health

R 2,511,355,983

R 1,398,653,153

2.

Eastern Cape Provincial Government

Health

R 2,099,576,206

R 1,786,003,732

3.

North West Provincial Government

Health

R 372,225,614

R 310,045,484

4.

North Cape Provincial Government

Health

R 366,823,789

R 2,724,850

5.

Free State Provincial Government

Health

R 328,806,217

R 354,418,156

6.

Limpopo Provincial Government

Health

R 228,412,055

R 19,694,056

7.

Mpumalanga Provincial Government

Health

R 251,872,232

R 66,474,435

8.

KZN Provincial Government

Public Works

R 59,287,827

Not reported as worst offender

   

Education

R 50,063,864

Not reported as worst offender

   

Health

R 30,619,310

R 74,545,388

9.

Western Cape Provincial Government

Education

R 240,497

Not reported as worst offender

   

Health

Not reported as worst offender

R 472,921

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