The Minister of Finance Mr Pravin Gordhan will introduce the 2009 provincial budgets and expenditure review to the National Council of Provinces on 16 September 2009. The publication provides an in-depth analysis of spending trends in the provincial government sphere over five years.
National Treasury invites you to a workshop it will be hosting on this day regarding the publication. During the first session National Treasury officials will engage with journalists regarding spending trends and the performance of the education, human settlements, health, roads and transport, social development and the agriculture sectors.
In the health sector for instance, total funding exceeded R200 billion in the 2008/09 financial year. Provinces also received an additional R19 billion in the 2009 budget. Public health expenditure is projected to amount to R762 per family of four by 2011/12.
Trends in the education sector show that nearly 12 million learners were enrolled in 24 751 public ordinary schools in 2008, taught by 378 060 educators. Also, there was an average of 31 learners to each educator and an average of 480 learners for each public ordinary school.
During the second session, Minister Gordhan will interact with the media and also provide a broad overview of the publication.
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town
Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Time: 10h00 until 12h30 (workshop)
13h00 until 14h00 (media briefing)
For more information, or to RSVP, contact:
Lindani Mbunyuza
Cell: 083 327 9987
Issued by: National Treasury
14 September 2009
