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PRESS RELEASE


PROVISIONAL FIGURES ON LOAN ISSUES, NATIONAL REVENUE FUND RECEIPTS/ PAYMENTS AND CASH BALANCES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015 ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL: NATIONAL TREASURY



During the month of December 2015, net domestic short-term loans decreased by R3 308 million. Net domestic long-term loans inclusive of redemptions and repo transactions increased by R9 593 million.


National Revenue Fund receipts of R2 197 million were recorded, mainly in respect of premiums received on bond transactions and revaluation profits on foreign currency transactions.


Government's cash balances increased by R35 965 million to R183 298 million. The South African Reserve Bank accounts, sterilisation and foreign currency deposits, amounted to R124 516 million. Cash balances with commercial banks amounted to R58 782 million.


More detailed information on the provisional figures will be included in the monthly statements of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing, which will be released on 29 January 2016.


Released on 5 January 2015.


For more information contact Johan Redelinghuys/Wessel Moolman/Siyabonga Shange at National Treasury.


Telephone number: (012) 315 5297/5240/5753

Facsimile number: (012) 315 5810


PROVISIONAL FIGURES ON LOAN ISSUES, NATIONAL REVENUE FUND RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS AND CASH BALANCES: DECEMBER 2015



Description

2015/16

Revised


October


November


December


Year to date

estimate

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

Loan issues (net)


13,000,000


1,925,431


(1,311,692)


(3,308,474)


29,431,979

Domestic short-term loans (net):

Treasury bills:

12,325,000

1,396,560

1,042,850

(140,500)

4,618,350

91 days

-

516,560

(2,150)

(860,500)

(852,650)

182 days

1,880,000

-

-

1,945,000

(344,000)

273 days

4,510,000

440,000

440,000

(890,000)

2,630,000

364 days

5,935,000

440,000

605,000

(335,000)

3,185,000

Corporation for Public Deposits

675,000

528,871

(2,354,542)

(3,167,974)

24,813,629

Domestic long-term loans (net):

144,944,000

16,535,320

14,989,847

9,520,750

105,322,014

Loans issued for financing (net):

147,423,000

17,603,301

14,989,847

9,520,750

107,801,095

Loans issued (gross)

179,455,000

18,341,809

16,080,378

10,630,077

139,538,169

Discount

(4,476,000)

(374,485)

(802,477)

(878,896)

(4,174,536)

Redemptions:


(27,556,000)


(364,023)


(288,054)


(230,431)


(27,562,538)

Scheduled

Buy-backs (excluding book profit)

-

-

-

-

-

Loans issued for switches (net):

(2,479,000)

(1,067,981)

-

-

(2,479,081)

Loans issued (gross)

-

14,047,650

-

-

53,263,859

Discount

-

(254,965)

-

-

(1,031,087)

Loans switched (excluding book profit)

-

(14,860,666)

-

-

(54,711,853)

Loans issued for repo's (net):

-

-

-

-

-

Repo out

-

311,486

730,009

71,808

10,222,945

Repo in

-

(311,486)

(730,009)

(71,808)

(10,222,945)


Foreign long-term loans (net):


9,464,000


(1,501,982)


(5,446)


-


(3,354,601)

Loans issued for financing (net):

9,464,000

(1,501,982)

(5,446)

-

(3,354,601)

Loans issued (gross)

13,110,000

-

-

-

-

Discount

-

-

-

-

-

Redemptions:


(2,346,000)


(889,105)


(1,940)


-


(2,120,906)

Scheduled

Rand value at date of issue

Revaluation

(1,300,000)

(612,877)

(3,506)

-

(1,233,695)

Total

167,408,000

16,958,769

13,672,709

6,212,276

131,399,392

National Revenue Fund receipts/payments


8,167,034


2,473,827


1,236,210


2,197,374


10,345,647

Receipts:

Penalties on retail bonds

1,555

193

324

182

2,254

Premiums on bond transactions

3,000,000

258,572

320,911

194,235

2,334,415

Premium on debt portfolio restructuring

2,564,903

1,132,225

-

-

2,564,903

Revaluation profits on foreign currency transactions

2,600,000

1,082,837

914,975

2,002,957

5,443,499

Profit on script lending

576

-

-

-

576

Payments:

(681,654)

(169,230)

-

-

(681,654)

Losses on GFECRA

(152,823)

-

-

-

(152,823)

Premium on debt portfolio restructuring

(528,831)

(169,230)

-

-

(528,831)


Total


7,485,380


2,304,597


1,236,210


2,197,374


9,663,993

Change in cash balances 1)


189,731,917


167,159,384


156,544,228


147,332,589


189,731,917

Opening balance

Reserve Bank accounts

136,584,817

128,581,218

127,197,069

126,193,851

136,584,817

Commercial Banks 2)

53,147,100

38,578,166

29,347,159

21,138,738

53,147,100

Closing balance:

189,447,000

156,544,228

147,332,589

183,297,843

183,297,843

Reserve Bank accounts

134,447,000

127,197,069

126,193,851

124,515,721

124,515,721

Commercial Banks

55,000,000

29,347,159

21,138,738

58,782,122

58,782,122

Total 3)


284,917


10,615,156


9,211,639


(35,965,254)


6,434,074


  1. Excludes surrenders, late requests and outstanding transfers from the Exchequer to the Paymaster-General Accounts.

  2. The opening balance for 1 April 2015 excludes an amount of R3.8 billion of tax revenue received in the account of the South African Revenue Services but not yet rolled-up into the tax and loan accounts.

  3. A negative change indicates an increase in cash balances.

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