Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Department of Defence | Vote 20 |
NOTES TO THE APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
for the year ended 31 March 2008
Final
Appropriation
Actual
Expenditure
Variance
Variance as
a %
of Final
Appropriation
R’000 R’000 R’000 %
Force Employment
Operational Direction 5 596 5 081 515 9%
Regional Security 736 856 700 001 36 855 5%
Defence Capability Management 660 337 323 49%
Under spending is due to procurement of ammunition for Peace Support Operations, vehicles ordered but
not delivered.
Special Defence Account
Strategic Defence Procurement 4 515 424 3 671 875 843 549 19%
Under spending is due to milestones not met in the procurement of the Grippen and Hawk aircraft.
Final
Appropriation
Actual
Expenditure
Variance
Variance as
a %
of Final
Appropriation
4.2 Per economic classification: R’000 R’000 R’000 %
Current expenditure
Goods and services 6 104 045 5 987 370 116 675 2%
Transfers and subsidies
Departmental agencies and accounts 9 087 651 8 243 440 844 211 9%
Non - Profit institution 3 772 2 878 894 24%
Payments for capital assets
Buildings and other fixed structures 220 945 93 357 127 588 58%
Machinery and equipment 417 468 395 937 21 531 5%
293 Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
| Financial Performance |