NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 2552
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14/09/2012
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30/2012)
Mrs A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) What was the percentage of each provincial education department budget allocated for compensation of employees for the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 financial years;
(2) what guidelines have been provided to provincial education departments with regard to managing allocations for compensation of employees, including the maximum allowable percentage of the budget for such allocations;
(3) whether a task team to investigate provincial over-expenditure on the compensation of employees has been established; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) who does the task team comprise and (c) what are the (i) terms of reference and (ii) time lines for the task team;
(4) what action does she intend taking based on the findings of the task team? NW3159E
RESPONSE
(1) (a) (b) (c)
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Personnel v/s non Personnel |
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Provinces |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
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Ratio/Percentage |
Ratio/Percentage |
Ratio/Percentage |
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Eastern Cape |
84:16 |
89:11 |
90:10 |
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Free State |
85:15 |
86:14 |
89:11 |
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Gauteng |
79:21 |
80:20 |
81:9 |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
89:11 |
83:17 |
84:16 |
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Limpopo |
86:14 |
91:9 |
93:7 |
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Mpumalanga |
85:15 |
87:13 |
87:13 |
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Northern Cape |
82:18 |
83:17 |
87:13 |
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North West |
84:16 |
86:14 |
86:14 |
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Western Cape |
83:17 |
83:17 |
83:17 |
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Total |
83:17 |
85:15 |
86:14 |
Ratio refers Personnel v/s non personnel of employees (Conditional grants are excluded from calculations).
(2)
In terms of the Constitution of South Africa and the Government's budgeting procedure, the Ministry of Basic Education does not decide on the amounts to be allocated annually for the Provincial Education Departments. This is the responsibility of the provincial government and legislatures. Thus each province determines its own level of spending on education, in relation to its overall assessment of needs and resources. However, the Minister has determined that the personnel : non personnel spending in ordinary schools should be of the order of 80:20.
(3) (a) (b) (4)
No, there is no task team established to specifically investigate the provincial over-expenditure on the compensation of employees. However, the Directorate Provincial Budget Monitoring and Support monitor and analyze monthly spending performance of the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) that includes compensation of employee expenditure and advise accordingly. The Department of Basic Education team led by the Directorate Provincial Budget Monitoring and Support also conducts budget monitoring exercise to PEDs on quarterly basis.
The team includes officials from the Directorate: Human Resource Planning, Provisioning and Monitoring and Directorate: Human Resource Support to Provinces. The focus of the meeting is on spending performance that includes compensation of employees. The following aspects relating to compensation of employees are discussed: human resource internal controls that includes, leave management, payroll management and human resource delegations, issues related to post provisioning norms.
Issued by Parliament, October 18 2012
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