Finance Annual Report 2007-2008 - Gauteng Online

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GAUTENG TREASURY ANNUAL REPORT • Departmental OverviewThe mandate of Gauteng Treasury is to promote good governance by providingstewardship on all financial matters in the province. In essence, therole of Gauteng Treasury is to ensure that strategies are funded throughprojects and other initiatives are aligned to the provincial priorities andthe principles of Batho Pele. This entails, among others, the following:• Supporting and demonstrating the alignment to provincial priorities• Effective allocation of resources to areas that support economicdevelopment and job creation, as well as social service delivery inthe province• Create value for money by providing technical assistance andanalysis to spending agencies through efficiency studies, costbenefitanalysis and the Social Accounting Matrix• By promoting transparency and access to information throughpublications such as the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement,the Budget Statement and budget inserts in the local newspapersduring the budget speech.Constitutional MandateThe role, responsibilities and functions of Treasury are defined in Chapter13 of the Constitution of South Africa.SECTION IIDepartmental OverviewMandate and role of TreasuryA provincial treasury musta) prepare the provincial budget;b) exercise control over the implementation of the provincialbudget;c) promote and enforce transparency and effective manage-ment in respect of revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilitiesof provincial departments and provincial public entities; andd) ensure that its fiscal policies do not materially and unreason-ably prejudice national economic policies.Legislative and other mandates• The Division of Revenue Act provides for the equitable division ofrevenue raised nationally, inclusive of conditional grants, amongstthe three spheres of government and matters incidental thereto• The Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 that provides regulatoryprescripts in addition to the Public Service Act, 1994 andthe Public Service Regulations, 2001 regarding the conditions ofemployment of staff in Treasury• Borrowing Powers of Provincial Government Act, 1996 that providesnorms and conditions which the Treasury must adhere toin negotiating loans for the Provincial Government• Employment Equity Act, 1998 that regulates the processes andprocedures of the Treasury in achieving a diverse and competentworkforce broadly representative of the demographics of Gautengand eliminating unfair discrimination in employment towardsimplementing employment equity.9
• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Act, 1997 that defines the roleof the MEC of Finance and in promoting co-operation betweenother spheres of government on fiscal, budgetary and financialmatters• Labour Relations Act, 1995 that regulates and guides the Treasuryin recognizing and fulfilling its role in effecting labour harmonyand the democratization of the workplace• Municipal Finance Management Act, 2004 that supports andmonitors financial management in municipalities• Municipality Systems Act, 2000 and the Development FacilitationAct, 1995 that supports and monitors municipal IntegratedDevelopment Planning (IDP) processes• Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 that providesa framework for implementation of preferential procurementpolicy• Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 that gives effectto the constitutional right of access to any information held bythe State and any information that is held by another person andthat is required for the exercise or protection of any rights; and toprovide for matters connected therewith• Public Finance Management Act, 1999 that regulates financialmanagement in the Gauteng Treasury to ensure that all revenue,expenditure, assets and liabilities are managed efficiently and effectively;provides for the responsibilities of persons entrustedwith financial management in Treasury and provides for mattersconnected therewith• Public Service Act, 1994 that provides for the organization andadministration of the Gauteng Treasury and for human resourcemanagement which includes the regulation of conditions of employment,terms of office, discipline, retirement and discharge ofstaff members and matters connected therewith.Effective allocation of resources to areas that support economic developmentand job creation, as well as social delivery in the provinceCreate value for money for providing technical assistance and analysis tospending agencies through efficiency studies, cost-benefits analysis andSocial Accounting MatrixBy promoting transparency and access to information through publicationssuch as the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, the BudgetStatement and budget inserts in the local newspapers during the budgetspeech.Monitoring MechanismDepartment Monitor MechanismGauteng TreasuryFinance StandingCommitteeGautengLegislatureNational TreasuryAuditor GeneralDepartment ofLabourOversightOversightMonitoring, Evaluationand ReportingAnnual FinancialStatementsReporting (EmploymentEquity)Good governance legislative responsibilitiesThe mandate of Gauteng Treasury is to promote good governance byproviding stewardship on all financial matters in the province. In essence,the role of Gauteng Treasury is to ensure that strategies are fundedthrough projects and other initiatives which are aligned to the provincialpriorities and the principles of the Batho Pele. This entails, amongstothers, the following:Supporting and demonstrating the alignment to provincial prioritiesOffice of thePremierPSETA (trainingand development)ReportingReporting (Workplaceskills plan)10
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