Question NW3220 to the Minister of Arts and Culture”
10 November 2017 - NW3220
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture”
(a) What are the full reasons that his department achieved only 58% of its predetermined objectives while it spent 99% of its budget in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
The Department achieved 73% (52/71) of its predetermined objectives in contrast to the 58% achievement stated in the question. Similarly, the Department spent 97.4% (3.9 billion) of its appropriated budget and not the 99% indicated in the question.
Below are the generic reasons that resulted in the non-achievement of some of the planned performance target.
- Delays due to prolonged consultative processes.
- Compensation budget constraints.
- Delays in the submission of compliance documents by the beneficiaries to allow the Department to process payment.
- Delays in the procurement processes
The 2016-17 Annual Report contains specific details for each target that was not achieved.