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Part B: Programme & Sub-Programme Plans

B6.5 Performance and Budget Trends

The budget for Infrastructure Development increased by 14.9% from 2018/19 to 2019/20. The budget increased by R253 million. Compensation of Employees increased from R39,8 million in 2018/19 to R43,3 million in 2019/20. The budget increased by R3,4 million or 8.7%. The Goods and Services budget decreased by 13.4% from R247 million in the 2018/19 financial year to R213 million in 2019/20. Payments for Capital Assets, which includes buildings and other fixed assets, increased by R283 million from R1,4 billion in 2018/19 to R1,6 billion in 2019/20. This represents a 20.1% increase. The revised funding can be attributed to the refurbishment and maintenance of fixed and existing structures coherent with the ICT strategy as well as for the provisioning of mobile classrooms for Grade R. Capex for special schools decreased from R23,9 million in 2018/19 to R6,8 million in 2019/20. This budget caters for the construction of specialist rooms in ordinary schools as part of the Inclusion strategy.

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