The National Budget of South Africa comprises the spending and revenues of the Government of South Africa.[1][2][3] The budget is the financial representation of the priorities of the government,[4][5][6][7][8][9] reflecting historical economic decisions and competing economic policy's.[10][11][12]
In 2021/22 the Western Cape Provincial government received a total budget of just under R 72.35 billion with 74% (R54.445 billion) of that in the form of "equitable shares" from the national government budget, 18% (R13.53 billion) in the form of "conditional grants" from national government, 4% in "financing", 3% from the provinces own receipts, and 1% from the provincial revenue fund in the form of tax receipts.[13] In 2019 the 17.1% of all South African taxpayers were located in the Western Cape; the province contributed 16.9% of the country's total taxable income thereby contributing to just under R 269.58 billion to the fiscus.[14]
Below is a breakdown of the Western Cape governments 2021/22 budget.
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^ abWestern Cape Government Provincial Treasury (2021). Budget: Overview of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure(PDF). ISBN 978-0-621-49184-5. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^2020 Tax Statistics(PDF). December 2020. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-621-49022-0. Retrieved 14 August 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)