The budget for the 2011/12 financial year was reduced from R183.7 million in 2010/11 to R160.4 million, which is a reduction of 12.7 per cent. The amount of R46.2 million or 28.8 per cent was spent by the end of the first quarter of 2011/12 financial year. The expenditure is 3.8 per cent above the benchmark of 25 per cent and slightly higher than the projected expenditure per quarter.