A summary of notable changes tabled in the 2018/19 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE). Section 12 of the Money Bills Amendment Procedures and Related Matters Act obliges the Minister of Finance to table a Division of Revenue Amendment Bill alongside the revised fiscal framework with budget adjustments to the Division of Revenue Act and an Adjustment Appropriations Bill.

Sections 30 (2)(B) and 31(2)(b) of the Public Finance Management Act also outlines specific roles and responsibilities for provincial Members of the Executive Councils (MECs). This includes the requirement for provincial treasuries to table an adjustments budget within 30 days of the tabling of the national adjustments budget where a national adjustments budget allocates funds to a province. Accounting Officers are also obliged to motivate accordingly for adjusted budgets.
This Guide is intended, in part, to support civic actors participation in the MTBPS and Adjustments Budget by distilling key budget information.

Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure 2018/19 and Medium Term Budget and Policy Statement 2018/19

National Treasury datasets tabled by the Minister of Finance in October 2018 were analysed and summarised.

-The Guide prioritises sectors targeted at delivering public services -It is not intended as a technical guided but rather as a simplified version of key changes to the 2018/19 budget

The Guide has been developed with input from members of Imali Yethu and the Budget Justice Coalition. It is intended to inform advocacy, promote public participation in the budget process as well to provoke debate and discussion across different platforms.

Visit vulekamali for detailed datasets used to develop the People's Guide.