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The Namibian Budget 2017/18-2019/20

April 2017

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Background

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Thesocialcontract

• VoteforGovernmentbasedonelectionand

policyproposals• PaytaxestoGovernmentfor

deliveryofservices

Setnationalagendaaround:

• Maintenanceoflawandorder

• Protectionofhumanrights

• Protectionofpropertyrights

• Provisionofnationaldefense

• Provisionofpublicgoods

• Correctionofmarketfailures

• Provisionofequalityofopportunity

• Redistribution

ThePublic

Publicsector

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PerfectStorm

Drought

OilPriceshocks

Commodityprices

Constructionboomend

Bankliquidity

Interestrates

Publicexpenditure

Policyresponse

PerfectStorm- 2016

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Positivesigns• Rain• Commodityprices• SACUreceipts• Recognitionofissues• CapitalinflowsLowbase(Husab)

Overhangs• ExternalPosition• Governmentfinances• Liquidity• ConstructionsectorConfidence

Thecurrentmacroenvironment

Revenue

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Revenue

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Revenue

Actual 2006Budget 2007Budget 2008Budget 2009Budget

2010Budget 2011Budget 2012Budget 2013Budget 2014Budget

2015Budget 2015Mid-TermBudget 2016Budget 2016Mid-TermBudget 2017Budget

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RevenueBreakdown

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RevenueBreakdown

TotalTaxRevenue TotalNon-TaxRevenue

NormalIncomeTax

onIndividuals,

$10.7

DiamondMining

Companies$2.1

Non-MiningCompanies

$5.7

VAT, $13.7

Taxesoninternationaltrade(SACU),

$19.6

Othersources$4.7

RevenueBreakdown

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Revenue

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SACU

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RevenuetoGDP

RevenuetoGDP RevenueGrowth GDPGrowth(nominal)

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Revenue

N$Million 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

NormalIncomeTaxonIndividuals 10,814 10,715 10,851 11,653

DiamondMiningCompanies 2,202 2,056 2,268 2,466

Non-MiningCompanies 5,922 5,655 6,030 6,450

VAT 13,741 13,741 15,041 15,998

Taxesoninternationaltrade 14,071 19,597 17,978 18,891

Other 4,762 4,661 5,024 5,337

Total 51,512 56,425 57,192 60,795

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§ Newrevenue/taxes§ Nomajorchanges:verypositive.§ Generalobjectiveof:

§ Deepeningandbroadeningtheexistingtaxbase.§ Curbingtaxbaseerosion.§ Curbingprofitshiftingandtaxplanningopportunities.§ Improvingoverallefficiencyinthetaxadministrationfunction.

Revenue

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§ Newrevenue/taxes§ ProposalforaSimplifiedPresumptiveTax.§ Increaseofthefuellevy.§ TheprovisionsoftaxonCapitalGainswillbeexpandedtoprovideforwealth-basedtaxationoncertaincategoriesofcapitalassets.

§ TaxproposalsonwealthtaxwillbedevelopedtoembodytheprinciplesofSolidarityWealthTax.

§ ImplementationoftheTaxArrearRecoveryIncentiveProgramme.

§ EstablishmentofaSemi-AutonomousRevenueAgency.

Revenue

Expenditure

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Expenditure

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Expenditure

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2010Budget 2011Budget 2012Budget 2013Budget 2014Budget

2015Budget 2015Mid-TermBudget 2016Budget 2016Mid-TermBudget 2017Budget

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Expenditure

-80.0% -60.0% -40.0% -20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%

Vehicles

Transport

TravelAndSubsistenceAllowance

MaterialsAndSupplies

SocialGrant

Utilities

Construction,RenovationAnd…

S.O.E

GovernmentOrganisations

Total

Other

PersonnelExpenditure-Subtotal

DomesticInterestPayments

ForeignInterestPayments

Expenditureinsubdivision- %change(2016/17to2017/18)

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DevelopmentExpenditure

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BudgetBreakdown

Development Operational Development(%total)RHS

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DevelopmentBudget

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2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20Actual Revised Budget Projection Projection

PersonnelExpenditure 24,000 24,443 28,095 28,402 28,906GoodsandOtherServices 9,085 8,291 6,546 6,362 6,663Subsidiesandothercurrenttransfers 17,834 17,334 16,691 14,790 15,038Interestpaymentsandborrowingrelatedcharges 3,130 3,875 5,001 4,264 3,131Acquisitionofcapitalassets 9,083 6,297 5,035 6,085 6,623CapitalTransfers 1,923 1,230 1,146 1,931 2,332LendingandEquityParticipation 22 26 27 28 28GRANDTOTAL 65,076 61,496 62,541 61,862 62,721

PercentofTotalPersonnelExpenditure 36.9% 39.7% 44.9% 45.9% 46.1%GoodsandOtherServices 14.0% 13.5% 10.5% 10.3% 10.6%Subsidiesandothercurrenttransfers 27.4% 28.2% 26.7% 23.9% 24.0%Interestpaymentsandborrowingrelatedcharges 4.8% 6.3% 8.0% 6.9% 5.0%Acquisitionofcapitalassets 14.0% 10.2% 8.1% 9.8% 10.6%CapitalTransfers 3.0% 2.0% 1.8% 3.1% 3.7%LendingandEquityParticipation 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%GRANDTOTAL 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

YearonYearGrowthPersonnelExpenditure 1.8% 14.9% 1.1% 1.8%GoodsandOtherServices -8.7% -21.0% -2.8% 4.7%Subsidiesandothercurrenttransfers -2.8% -3.7% -11.4% 1.7%Interestpaymentsandborrowingrelatedcharges 23.8% 29.1% -14.7% -26.6%Acquisitionofcapitalassets -30.7% -20.0% 20.9% 8.8%CapitalTransfers -36.0% -6.8% 68.6% 20.7%LendingandEquityParticipation 20.3% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%GRANDTOTAL -5.5% 1.7% -1.1% 1.4%

BudgetBreakdown

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PersonnelExpenditure

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PersonnelExpenditure

PersonnelExpenditureTotal TotalExpenditure Personnelas%ofTotalExpenditure(RHS)

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Expenditure

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PersonnelExpenditure

2017/18MTEF 2016/17MTEF

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GlobalComparison

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CivilServiceWageBillas%ofGDP

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Wagesandsalaries

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AverageSalary

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AverageCostToCompanyIncrease(RHS)

AverageSalary

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AverageNamibianGovernmentWagevsInflation

InflationSuggestedAverageWage ActualAverageWage

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Averagewages

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Defence Spending

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DefenceSpending

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BreakdownofDefenceSpending

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DefenceSpendingBreakdown

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DefenceSpendingBreakdown

OfficeoftheMinister Administration Training

NamibianArmy 21stBrigade NamibianAirForce

MilitaryHospital NamibianNavy DefenceAttache'

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Vote ProjectTotalProjectCost

(N$Million)Education EstablishmentofHostelsatSchoolsNationwide 9,000Defence ResearchandDevelopment 6,658Transport RailwayNetworkUpgrading 5,457Transport KeetmanshoopviaAroabtoKleinMenasseBorderPost6km) 5,000

TransportRehabilitationoftheTR1/16:Windhoek-OkahandjaRoad(67km) 3,310

Rural/UrbanDevelopment ImplementationoftheMasterPlanforOshakatiTown 3,290Lands LandPurchaseSub-Programme 3,007Agriculture De-bushinginCommercialandCommunalareas 2,975

AgricultureConstructionofLargeDams,DesalinationandProvisionofWatertolargerSettlements 2,758

TransportUpgradingtheTR1/4:Windhoek- Rehobothroadtoadualcarriageways(84km) 2,715

TransportUpgradingtheTR9/1:Windhoek-HoseaKutakoroadtoadualcarriage(44km) 2,700

Agriculture GreenScheme 2,442Rural/UrbanDevelopment ConstructionofServicesInfrastructureinOutapi Extension8 1,967Transport NorthernRailwayLineExtension 1,771Mines SeismologyandGroundGeophysics(SGG) 1,515

LargeProjects

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Vote Project

TotalProjectCost(N$Million)

InternationalCooperation

Purchasing,ConstructingandRenovatingofDiplomaticPremisesAbroad 1,478

Agriculture Horticulturesupportprogramme 1,432HigherEducation UpgradingandrenovationofRunduVocationalTrainingCenter 1,432Education BasicEducationFacilitiesUpgrading 1,400Transport Maintenanceofpavedandunpavedroads 1,299President StateSecurityInfrastructure 1,262

TransportUpgradingofMR91Gobabis- Aminius&MR40Aminius- Aranos(245Km)tobitumenstandard 1,241

Education ConstructionofTeachersHouses 1,141HigherEducation ConstructionofEenhanaVocationalTrainingCenter 1,114

AgricultureNationalHorticultureDevelopmentInitiative(HorticultureProduction,ProcessingandMarketing) 1,100

Trade ConstructionofSitesandPremisesIndustrialEstates 1,096Police ConstructionandRenovationofOfficialAccommodation 1,037Transport UpgradingoftheMR44:Swakopmund-WalvisBayRoad(44km) 1,015Education RenovationsofSchoolNationWide 1,000Agriculture BulkWaterSupply 1,000

LargeProjects

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Vote Project

TotalProjectCost(N$Million)

Agriculture IntegratedForestResourceManagement 992Police UpgradingofPoliceStations 981Agriculture RuralWaterSupplyCoverage(RuralSecondaryPipelineConstruction) 981HigherEducation

ConstructionoftheNationalScienceTechnologyandInnovationValleyinWindhoek 949

Transport ConstructionofSwakopmund- HentiesBay- KamanjabLink(412KM). 944Transport DevelopmentoftheCapeFria- KatimaMuliloRailwayLine 900Rural/UrbanDevelopment

UpgradinganddevelopmentofInformalSettlements&LowIncomeTownshipsinWindhoek 842

Transport ConstructionandTarringoftheroadfromOpuwotoEpupa 806Transport UpgradingandRehabilitationofAus-LuderitzRailwayLine 801Defence UpgradingofLeopardsValleyMilitaryBase 801Health ConstructionandupgradingofPrimaryHealthCareClinicsNationwide 738Transport ConstructionofanewAreaControlTowerfortheWindhoekFIR 728Rural/UrbanDevelopment ConstructionofServicesInfrastructureinKatimaMulilo 719Mines RuralElectrification 707Transport RehabilitationoftheKeetmanshoop- Marientalroad(386km) 696

LargeProjects

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TransferstoSOEs

N$Millions

NSFAF, 962

UniversityofNamibia, 926

NamibiaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,

534

AirNamibia, 486

NamibiaTrainingAuthority(NTA),392

TransnamibHoldings, 220

NBC, 180

NamibiaStatisticsAgency, 106

NamibiaQualificationAuthority(NQA), 83

NamibiaAirportCompany(NaCC), 75

Other, 639

TransferstoSOEs:2017/18

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TransferstoSOEs

N$Millions

NSFAF, 2,881

UniversityofNamibia, 2,786

NamibiaUniversityofScienceandTechnology, 1,587

AirNamibia, 1,478

NamibiaTrainingAuthority(NTA), 1,212

TransnamibHoldings, 650

NBC, 570

NamibiaStatisticsAgency, 313

NamibiaQualificationAuthority(NQA), 282

NamibiaAirportCompany(NaCC), 243

Other, 1,948

TransferstoSOEs:MTEF

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Debt+InterestCosts

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GovernmentdebtvsInterestcost

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Costsoffunds

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Specific projects/ examples

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StateSecurityInfrastructure

Prioritizedoverhousing+12,500Namibians

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Defence DevelopmentExpenditure

Prioritizedoverhousing+280,000Namibians

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ResearchandDevelopment

Prioritizedoverhousing+55,000Namibians

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Angra FriaHarbour

Prioritizedoverhousing+55,000Namibians

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VoterEducation

AverageSalaryofN$3.14million

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21st Brigade

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VIPProtection

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Policecommandandcontrolcentre

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Ongha PoliceStation

Debt and Deficit

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Deficit

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Deficit

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Deficit

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DeficitForecasts

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2010Budget 2011Budget 2012Budget 2013Budget

2014Budget 2015Budget 2015Mid-TermBudget 2016Budget

2016Mid-TermBudget 2017Mid-TermBudget Actual

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BudgetBalance

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BudgetBalance

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Budgetbalanceas%ofGDP(October2016) Budgetbalanceas%ofGDP(March2017)

OwnForecast(Interest+Personnel+SACUoverpayment)as%ofGDP(RHS)

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PublicDebttoGDP

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DebtvsBenchmarks

Benchmark(%) 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20Totaldebt/GDP 35,0% 39,6% 41,9% 40,1% 37,7%Domesticdebt/GDP 28,0% 24,5% 25,3% 23,9% 22,8%Foreigndebt/GDP 7,0% 15,1% 16,6% 16,2% 14,9%TotaldebtService/Revenue 10,0% 6,3% 8,0% 6,9% 5,0%TotaldebtService/GDP 3,0% 2,3% 2,9% 2,3% 1,6%Domesticdebt/Totaldebt 80,0% 61,9% 60,3% 59,7% 60,5%Externaldebt/Totaldebt 20,0% 38,1% 39,7% 40,3% 39,5%Debtfallingduewithin12months 30,0% 39,8%TotalGuarantees/GDP 10,0% 3,8% 5,5% 6,2% 6,8%BondsasPercentofTotal(Domestic) 60,0% 63,0%TBsasPercentofTotal(Domestic) 40,0% 37,0%

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Creditrating-Relativeabilitytoservicedebt

Fiscaldeterminants-Debtstock-Debtservicingcost-Deficit

Policyfactors-Factorsimpactingongrowth

Macroeconomicfactors-Currentgrowthlevels-Growthdriversandoutlook

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Creditrating

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ugly

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TransparencyintransferstoSOEs

Permanentremovalofwastefulprojects– notputonicetillrevenuerecovers

Rebuildingofbuffers- potentialrevenuedisapointment

Forecastcredibility

Macroeconomicforesight(growth,debtstock,currencypegetc.)

Restructuringofdebtstock

Generalmistakes

Areasforfurtherimprovement

The best way to pred i ct the fu ture i s to create i t .

Positives§ Generallyquitepositive.§ Increaseinexpendituregood–

shouldhelptosmoothouttheadjustmentprocess.

§ Acknowledgementofchallengingcircumstances.

§ Deficitprojectionspositive-questionremainsaboutcredibility,butcommitmentseemsstrong.

§ Many“soft”positivesaroundthepolicyspace– mentionofNEEEF,InvestmentPromotionAct,ProcurementAct,SOEsandoverspendingbyaccountingofficers.

§ Reg 28– pragmaticapproach.

Thegood,thebadandtheugly

Negatives§ Civilservicewagebill.

§ 15%increaseinanalreadybloatedexpenditureline.

§ Defence spending.§ Cut,butremainsfartoohigh.

§ “Wealthtax”.§ Constructionpressure.

§ Goodtoremovewastefulexpenditure–governmentofficesetc.

§ Cautionstillrequiredaroundrevenue.§ SACUpaymentabnormallylarge–

repaymentin2018possible.§ Feedbackfromgrowthslowdown

unclear.§ Deficitfundingquestions.

§ Debtprofile§ Creditratingissues

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