The total expenditure amounted to R994.7 million from R4.550 billion in the 2009/10 financial year (-78.14 %). The total expenditure was comprised as follows: total current expenditure-R527.9 million, total transfers and subsidies R438.1 million, total expenditure for capital assets-R28.6 million and payment for financial assets-R50 000. Sixty two per cent of the total current expenditure budget was used for compensation of employees. Transfers and subsidies were the second largest expenditure item at R438.1 million (44 %). However, expenditure on transfers and subsidies decreased from R3.8 billion in the 2009/10 financial year (-88.5 %). This significant decrease can also be attributed to the split of the DME into two stand- alone departments.