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Johannesburg - Gauteng government departments spent R18.6bn in the first quarter of this financial year, finance MEC Mandla Nkomfe said in the provincial legislature on Tuesday.
"This represents an increase of R500m compared to the same period last year," his spokesperson John Sukazi said in a statement.
Nkomfe said R343.3m was transferred to non-profit organisations to benefit child care protection services, HIV and Aids initiatives and services to the elderly, among others.
The community safety department used its first quarter resources for operations including road blocks, speed traps and weigh bridges.
The province collected R998.9m in the three months ending in June. This represented a quarter of the annual projection.
Gauteng increased the amount of revenue collected by R165.5m, when compared with the same quarter last year.
"It means that for the remainder of the current financial year, an average amount of R992.9m per quarter must be collected to meet the targeted projection of R3.972bn," Sukazi said.
The provincial government was working with departments to help improve their revenue collection and management.
