DID ANNUAL REPORT 2022 23

Annual Report 2022-2023

GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT VOTE 15

NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2023

4. Goods and services

2022/23

2021/22

Note

R’000

R’000

Administrative fees

13

67

Advertising Minor assets

3 356

4 439

434 103 603

428

4.1

Bursaries (employees)

89

Catering

606

Communication Computer services

1 088

1 507

28 537

22 334 17 405 46 887 28 317 22 930 39 811 2 679

4.2

Consultants: Business and advisory services

6 794

Legal services Contractors

62 038

2 432

Agency and support / outsourced services

41 992 38 056 43 882

Audit cost - external

4.3

Fleet services Inventories Consumables

3 325 7 790

3 832 7 800

4.4 4.5

Operating leases Property payments

470 541 263 011

494 231 205 729

4.6

Transport provided as part of the departmental activities

-

37

Travel and subsistence Venues and facilities Training and development Other operating expenditure

20 231

15 807

4.7

1 916

2 579

11 455

13 629

-

1 166

4.8

Total

1 007 597

932 309

Goods and services reflect an increase in expenditure due to the payment of accruals carried through from the previous financial year • The decrease in advertising was because Departments were advised to stop advertising tenders pending the outcome of court judgement on PPR 2017. Included in the advertising is recruitment advert and interviews that were conducted with media companies regarding the mandate and the budget speech of the Department. • Increase in computer services related to procurement of software used by the engineers and architects for designing and planning. • Included in the Consultants is probity audit cost, competence assessment and qualification verification for new employees. Decrease in the cost for probity audit is due to less tenders that were advertised due to pending court judgement on PPR 2017 • Increase in Legal fees is due to court order payment amounting to R47 million because of breach of contract on supplier of gas to institution of Department of Health. • An increase in agency and support is because of the training and skills development that was offered to the EPWP beneficiaries • The Increase in the audit Costs is due to the review that was conducted on OHS Department of Health projects by an audit firm. The Audit cost comprises of Audit fees amounting to R10million and R27million for investigation. • Increase in fleet service is in line with inflationary adjustment for the year. • Less uniform and protective clothing were procured this year compared to last year since officials are required to use them for a period of two years from the date they were bought. This resulted in decrease inventory bought during the year. • Included in consumables is print cartridge, stationery, cleaning material and building materials. Increase is as a result of more stationery and cartridge bought during the year. • In the previous financial year the Department settled most of the lease invoices that were in arrears in 2020/21 with the budget of 2021/22 while no accruals were paid in the current year. • Increase in travel and subsistence in due to the Department participated at the Green Building Convention in 2022, held in another Province • Less venues were hired due the Department implementing cost containment. • Less training was conducted due to less request from branches regarding their job spec training

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