NARRATIVE SUMMARY

 

PRESENTATION OF THE PSC’S EXPENDITURE FOR 2007/08 AND THE PSC BUDGET FOR 2008/2009 FINANCIAL YEAR

 

1.         INTRODUCTION

 

The PSC’s budget for the financial year ending 31 March 2008 is divided into the following three programmes, namely:

 

Programme 1: Administration

Purpose: To manage, organise and provide administrative support to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Office.

 

Programme 2: Investigations and Human Resources Reviews

Purpose: To enable the PSC to improve labour relations and management, carry out audits and investigations into public administration practices, promote anti-corruption practices, and review the implementation of human resources policies in the public service.

 

Programme 3:  Monitoring and Evaluation

Purpose: To establish a high standard of public service leadership, good governance and improved service delivery through public participation.

 

In order to improve organisational efficiency and performance, the budget of the PSC will be divided into the following four programmes with effect from 1 April 2008:

 

                     Administration

                     Leadership and Management Practices

                     Monitoring and Evaluation

                     Integrity and Anti-Corruption

 

2.         EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD: 1 APRIL 2007-25 FEBRUARY 2008

 

SCoA Item

Budget

Actual YTD Feb 08

Percentage

 

Estimate March 08

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation of employees

74 126

62 627

84%

74 106

Goods & Services

32 079

31 051

97%

31 130

Transfers and subsidies

32

32

100%

32

Payment for capital assets

1 927

1 675

87%

1 219

Theft & Losses

 

20

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

108 164

95 405

88%

     106 507

 

As at 25 February 2008, overall expenditure was at 88%.

 

BUDGET ALLOCATION TRENDS

 

Since 2005/06 financial year, the PSC’s budget allocation has increased by an annual average of 10%. Savings/under spending for the 2005/06 and 2006/07 financial years was 1, 6% and 1%, respectively. Despite the limited financial resources, the PSC has managed to fulfill its Constitutional mandate with vigor.

The increase for the 2008/09 financial year was only 2,71%.

 

3.         MTEF ESTIMATES: 2008/09-2010/11

 

The table below indicates that the expenditure estimates increase by an average 6,6% over the MTEF period. The budget has been allocated according to the new structure with 4 programmes as reflected in the table below.

 

 

Programme

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

 

R’000

R’000

R’000

1.  Administration

56 487

60 768

65 406

2.  Leadership and Management Practices

14 649

16 051

17 872

3.  Monitoring and Evaluation

18 249

19 930

22 836

4. Integrity and Anti-Corruption

21 787

23 752

26 049

TOTAL

 111 172

120 501

            132 163

Average Annual Increase

2,7%

8,4%

8,8%

 

3.         CONCLUSION

 

Since its inception, the OPSC has increasingly managed to improve financial management and budgetary control.  The following are worth noting:

 

§         Spending patterns have consistently improved from an under-expenditure of 2.35 % in the 2001/2002 financial year to 0.99% in the 2006/2007 financial year. 

§         The PSC has an exemplary audit history with unqualified Audits being received for the past seven years.