4.1. Administration Programme 1 had been allocated R 110 million, which represented an average nominal increase of 24.52 per cent when compared to the 2010/11 financial year. Expenditure had increased from R 88.9 million in 2010/11 to R110.7 million in 2011/12. In the previous financial year the percentage of an increase was at an average annual rate of 24 per cent, mainly due to the merger of the former South African Sports Commission with Sport and Recreation South Africa in 2007/08. It remained then unclear as to why this expenditure kept on recurring over the years. Also spending on compensation of employees grew at an average rate of 33.6 per cent due to this merger then. However, spending slowed in 2008/09 and 2009/10 due to a number of vacant posts not being filled. This movement of fund was done during the adjustment period, though the PFMA allows it but it is subject to abuse in a number of ways and results in unintended consequences.