Division of Revenue Act, 2017 (Act No. 3 of 2017)NoticesAllocations to Provincial and Local GovernmentsExplanatory Memorandum to the Allocations set out in the attached ScheduleChanges to provincial allocations |
Addition to the comprehensive HIV, AIDS and TB grant
| 1. | In order to support the national response programme and arrest the recent malaria outbreak in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the comprehensive HIV, AIDS and TB grant is allocated an additional R19.8 million. Monthly malaria cases have substantially increased, and without a strong intervention programme, the major epidemic in southern Mozambique will further place South Africa at risk of even higher infection cases. The intervention will see an intensification of support for provincial prevention efforts; Limpopo and Mpumalanga are allocated R11.8 million and R8 million respectively for intervention purposes. These changes are shown in Schedule 5, Part A of the Bill. |
Conversion of health facility revitalisation grant allocation from Schedule 6, Part A (indirect) to Schedule 5, Part A (direct)
| 2. | R30 million of the health facility revitalisation grant will be converted from Schedule 6, Part A (indirect) to Schedule 5, Part A (direct) for North West. This will relieve pressure on health infrastructure projects that, though previously funded through the indirect grant, are now being implemented by the North West provincial Department of Health. These changes are shown in Schedule 5, Part A (direct) and Schedule 6, Part A (indirect) of the Bill. |
Declared unspent funds from the school infrastructure backlogs grant
| 3. | R415 million in unspent funds has been declared as savings on the school infrastructure backlogs grant due to the poor spending performance as a result of delays in appointing contractors, finalising the merger and rationalisation of schools in the Eastern Cape and in reappointing contractors where the services of nonperforming contractors were terminated. These changes are shown in Schedule 6, Part A of the Bill. |