National Budget of South Africa

The National Budget of South Africa comprises the spending and revenues of the Government of South Africa. The budget is the financial representation of the priorities of the government,     reflecting historical economic decisions and competing economic policy's.

Western Cape
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. 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.

Below is a breakdown of the Western Cape governments 2021/22 budget.