NARRATIVE SUMARRY
Office of the Public Service Commission

PSC Vote 10

Budget trends

Expenditure increased from 2006/07 to 2009/10 from R97 million to R116, 9 million. The increase is mainly because of additional allocations received for establishing an internal audit component and capacity to deal with the management of conflicts of interest.

Most of the expenditure goes to compensation of employees (around 71% of total budget).

Programme 1: Administration

Budget trends

Expenditure increased from R48,9 million in 2006/07 to R58,9 million in 2009/10.

Public Service Commission:  The increase is mainly due to the increase in goods and services.

Management: The increase is mainly due to additional funds received for a capacity building.

Corporate Services: The increase in goods and services and internal audit component.  

Property Management: The increase is mainly due to the devolution of funds for office accommodation from the Department of Public Works.

Programme 2: Investigations and Human Resource Reviews

Budget trends

Expenditure is expected to increase from R16, 3 million in 2003/04 to R24, 9 million in 2006/07, an average annual increase of 15, 3 per cent.

Public Administration Investigations: This is mainly due to the increase in investigations into public service administration practices.

Labour Relations Improvement: The increase is mainly due to the rise in the number of grievances being referred to the PSC for adjudication.

Professional Ethics and Human Resource Reviews: This is mainly due to increase in capacity national anti-corruption programmes.

Expenditure is expected to stabilise over the MTEF at an annual average growth rate of 7.8 per cent.

Programme 3: Monitoring and Evaluation

Budget trends

 

Expenditure is expected to increase steadily at an average annual rate of 5 per cent over the MTEF period, from R23,1 million in 2006/07 to R26,8 million in 2009/10.

Spending on goods and services increased at an average annual rate of 14, 6 per cent between 2003/04 and 2006/07, due to an increase in reports that had to be printed.

Governance Monitoring: The increase is mainly for increased spending on monitoring and evaluation and evaluation of government’s poverty alleviation programmes.

Leadership and Performance Improvement: The increase is due to the head of department evaluations.

Service Delivery and Quality Assurance: The increase is mainly due to citizens’ satisfaction surveys.