payments/receipts and cash balances as at 31 December 2005
4 January 2006
During December 2005 domestic short-term loans (net) decreased by R1 197,7
million whilst domestic long-term loan issues, net of redemptions, buy-backs
and switches increased by R2 315,9 million. Domestic long-term loans include an
amount of R35,9 million in respect of Retail Bonds.
Foreign loan issues, net of redemptions, increased by R103,0, million mainly
due to a disbursement of a World Bank loan facility in respect of municipal
financing (R13,3 million) and disbursements pertaining to the arms procurement
loan agreements (R148,1 million).
Furthermore, amounts to the value of R58,4 million pertaining to portions of
the arms procurement loan agreements were redeemed.
Extraordinary receipts of R226,6 million were received in respect of
premiums on the issuance of loans for financing purposes. An extraordinary
payment of R1,8 million was incurred in respect of the conversion of a foreign
loan.
The balances in the Reserve Bank and Commercial Bank Accounts amounted to
R26 525,1 million and R43 409,0 million, respectively.
No RSA bonds were stripped or reconstituted during December 2005.
More detailed information on the above provisional figures will be included
in the monthly statement of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing
which will be released on 30 January 2006.
For more information contact:
Johan Redelinghuys
Tel: (012) 315 5297
Wessel Moolman
Tel: (012) 315 5240
Derrick Harrison
Tel: (012) 315 5442
Fax: (012) 315 5810
Issued by: National Treasury
4 January 2006
Source: National Treasury (http://www.treasury.gov.za)
