Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will give concerted focus to completing its work with regards to the national census over the 2022\/23 financial year.<\/p>\n
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said this when he presented the budget vote speech for the agency in the National Assembly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Gungubele tabled a R2.8 billion budget plan for Stats SA and indicated that the agency has received an additional allocation of:<\/p>\n
R132 million over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period to fill critical vacancies that has been vacant since October 2016.<\/p>\n
R206 million over the MTEF period to conduct the Income and Expenditure Survey.<\/p>\n
R105 million for 2022\/23 for the post enumeration survey and other census activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the 2022\/23 financial year, we will focus our efforts on the processing and analysis of the census data. A post enumeration survey will be conducted in June 2022 to assess the over and\/or undercount of the census. This has been a difficult census and all things being equal, the organisation will report the results to the nation next year this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are now at the tail-end of data collection for Census 2022. To date, we have completed the census count for eight of the nine provinces. We are currently wrapping-up our census collection activities in the Western Cape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gungubele said in addition to this, more than 200 releases are planned for the financial year.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The] economic statistics programme will continue to deliver key national economic indicators by publishing 228 statistical releases and reports in line with international statistical standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe population and social statistics programme will continue to deliver key national socio-economic indicators by publishing 48 statistical releases and reports in 2022\/23 in line with international statistical standards and practices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The minister reflected that although fiscal constraints continue to hinder government\u2019s purse due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, government remains committed to \u201cfully funding\u201d the agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have often spoken about the constraints imposed by the pandemic on the production of statistics. We have seen this impediment affecting national statistics agencies across the globe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recognise the importance of fully funding the statistical function in the country and engagements with National Treasury are continuous to ensure that challenges are addressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all patently aware that at this moment in the life of this nation reliable and trustworthy data, statistics and information are critical so that as policy-makers we can take decisions that will not just shape our tomorrow but also impact positively on the lives of generations to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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