GDF Annual Report - Gauteng Provincial Treasury

SECTION 3: REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMMESKEY ACHIEVEMENTSIn the period under review, the significant achievementwas the preparation of a paper on ‘Restoring FinancialDiscipline to Gauteng Provincial Government’ for theInaugural Finance Legkotla in July 2010 that outlinedinter alia, expenditure rules that would if enforced,result in more prudent management of financialresources. Criteria formulated for assessment of MTECsubmissions from departments in collaboration withGauteng Planning Commission. The unit determinedpersonnel requirements for the 2011 MTEF for alldepartments to inform allocation of resources. Theimplementation of Occupation-Specific Dispensation(OSD) for educators and health workers continued inthe 2010/11 financial year, and key outputs duringthis period were reports analysing the cost implicationsof OSD based on existing staff complements forGauteng Department of Education (GDE) and GautengDepartment of Health and Social Development. Astructured and detailed costing of the 2010/11financial year was undertaken with a view to ensuringthat departments remained within their allocatedbudgets.In terms of Budget Implementation and quarterlyassessment reports, the unit executed its fiduciaryresponsibilities with the necessary diligence, andconstantly consolidated monthly and quarterlyexpenditure reports, which contain a criticalanalysis of provincial state of finances with specificrecommendations to EXCO. For the MTEF andAdjustment Budget Analysis, the Medium TermExpenditure Committee Hearings for the 2011 MTEFwere conducted and reports subsequently submittedto the MTEC. The unit also analysed and respondedto all requests for roll-over of funds from the 2009/10financial year, which were part of the AdjustmentBudget tabled in November 2010. A chapter onexpenditure was also prepared for the 2010 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Public Finance ensuredthat the Budget Benchmark exercise presentation wasprepared and delivered at National Treasury. The unitwas also instrumental in monitoring the implementationof Conditional Grants, which entailed ring-fecing ofcash on behalf of departments for the first time.Monitoring and facilitation of the Implementation ofthe Infrastructure Delivery Improvement Programme(IDIP) model phase 3 continued to be a major focusfor the unit. Significant deliverables also included theanalysis of 2011/12 User Asset Management Plans(U-AMP), formerly the infrastructure plans, beforeonward submission of U-AMPs to National Treasury,as well as the Infrastructure Delivery ImprovementProgramme (IDIP) Effectiveness and Risk ManagementReport to National Treasury. Planning InfrastructureDelivery Reporting Model (IRM) for all infrastructuredelivery departments were assessed and submitted toNational Treasury, as were the infrastructure plans forthe 2009/10 financial year.The unit also provided training to departments to aid inthe improvement of credibility of the IRM, with specificfocus on the use of Pivot Analysis Tool and TrendAnalysis Tool (TAT). In the period under review, theunit costing model was successfully deployed in theestimation of the costs of GDE Grade R classrooms,as well as the determination of the realistic costs ofbuilding a hitherto highly-priced primary school. PublicFinance ensured that the Executive InfrastructureManagement Committee (EIMC) and the ProvincialInfrastructure Management Committee (PIMC) areproperly functioning. These management structureswere established to speed up the delivery ofinfrastructure in the province and to look at fundingand procurement issues. The unit also securedfunding for the development of the Web-based AssetManagement System and development of GautengInfrastructure Planning Tool on behalf of the GautengPlanning Commission.REASONS FOR MAJOR VARIANCESLate submission by departments of budgetdocumentation that in many instances wasincomplete/did not have sufficient information toGauteng Department of Finance57