Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Department of Defence | Vote 20 |
NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31 March 2008 (continued)
6.5 Irrecoverable amounts written off:
Note
2007/08
R’000
303 Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
2006/07
R’000
Receivables written off 4 084 5 016
Contractual liabilities 2 391 2 673
Motor vehicle accidents 1 058 900
Estates 208 189
Medical services rendered to other entities 77 181
Treatment of private patients 76 128
State guarantees 76 179
Dockyard 62 -
Loss of State property 57 98
Salary related 46 34
Damage to state property 27 6
Other 6 13
Aviation fuel - 14
Aviation services - 601
Total 4 084 5 016
7. Transfers and subsidies
Provinces and municipalities Annexure 1A 36 710 3 967
Departmental agencies and accounts Annexure 1B 8 243 440 8 288 458
Public corporations and private enterprises Annexure 1C 473 826 396 286
Non-profit institutions Annexure 1D 2 878 2 752
Households Annexure 1E 170 036 191 374
Total 8 926 890 8 882 837
8. Expenditure for capital assets
Buildings and other fixed structures 32 93 357 49 173
Machinery and equipment 32 395 937 383 820
Computer software 33 8 425 1 283
Total 497 719 434 276
9. Unauthorised expenditure
9.1 Reconciliation of unauthorised
expenditure
Opening balance 20 625 495 824
Amounts approved by Parliament - -
Transfer to receivables for recovery (not
approved)
- (475 199)
Unauthorised expenditure awaiting authorisation 20 625 20 625
| Financial Performance |