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4826 [Tuesday, 29 October 2013Table 7: percentage <strong>of</strong> budget allocated to programmes for 2012/13 <strong>and</strong>2013/14% <strong>of</strong> total budget per2013/14% <strong>of</strong> total budget perR thous<strong>and</strong>2012/13 (R million)programme(R million)programmeProgramme 1: Administration3 820.710.08% 4 434.6 11.02%Programme 2: Force Employment2 748.27.25% 3 283.9 8.16%Programme 3: L<strong>and</strong>ward Defence12 313.732.50% 13 853.8 34.43%Programme 4: Air Defence7 118.718.79% 6 250.2 15.53%Programme 5: Maritime Defence2 862.37.55% 3 171.1 7.88%Programme 6: Military Health Support3 496.59.23% 3 642.5 9.05%Programme 7: Defence Intelligence712.11.88% 762.4 1.89%Programme 8:General Support4 816.412.71% 4 844.8 12.04%TOTAL 37 888.5 40 243.3Table 7 indicates the percentage <strong>of</strong> the Department’s budget that wasallocated to each programme in 2012/13 <strong>and</strong> 2013/14 respectively. Thespending trends are in line with the ministerial priorities discussed earlier.The respective increases in the various programmes are also in line withthe spending over the MTEF period which will focus inter alia on bordercontrol <strong>and</strong> anti-piracy measures. Additional funds have been allocated toaccommodate the number <strong>of</strong> foreign deployments. The increase in funds toProgramme 1 is largely related to “increases in spending on <strong>of</strong>ficeaccommodation, allocations to military veterans <strong>and</strong> the establishment <strong>of</strong>operational law structures.”4.4. Financial performance 2012/13• Quarterly spending trends.Quarterly expenditure trends are important as the continuous monitoring <strong>of</strong>expenditure is necessary to ensure that allocated resources are utilised fortheir intended purposes <strong>and</strong> in so doing, ensuring accountability. Theanalysis <strong>of</strong> quarterly expenditure becomes necessary to preventunauthorised, irregular, fruitless <strong>and</strong> wasteful expenditure <strong>and</strong> it is <strong>of</strong>paramount importance that the Department must account for expenditure atthe end <strong>of</strong> every quarter.Although the DODMV overall spending was on track throughout the year,several instances <strong>of</strong> high <strong>and</strong> low spending against the set targets can beidentified during the First <strong>and</strong> Second Quarters. During the third quarter,spending trends were similar to that <strong>of</strong> the first two quarters. The additionalvirements that were made during this <strong>and</strong> the final quarter <strong>of</strong> the yearbrought about favourable results in terms <strong>of</strong> percentage spending for theANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS NO 147─2013
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