3.4 Budget Overview 3.4.1 The DCS was allocated an adjusted budget of R 13 834 545 billion in the 2009/10 financial year and succeeded in spending up to 98.9% of that budget. The 13.6% average annual growth as projected in the 2009 Estimates of National Expenditure was as a result of the following additional allocations over the medium term: R300 million per year for the implementation 7DE: R419.5 million, R409.7 million, and R415.4 million for inflation-related adjustments in compensation of employees; and a R1.2 billion adjustment to the 2011/12 baseline as a capital contribution to the public- private partnership facilities. 3.4.2 R900 million was added to the 2009/10 financial year's budget allocation: R308 million was added for Administration, R248 million or Security, R50 million for Corrections, R174 million for Care, R1.7 million for Development, R13.2 million for Social Reintegration and R103 million for Facilities. Savings of up to R187 million have been made in goods and services, and transfers to public entities. In addition the implementation of the 7DE will result in savings of up to R720 million per year on overtime. 3.4.3 There has been movement of funds between different programmes. The Administration, Corrections, Development and Facilities programmes showed net increases of R40,77 million, R10 million, R18.1 million and R21,6 million respectively. While the Security, Care and Social Reintegration programmes showed net decreases of R60, 140 million, R25.4 million and R4.9 million respectively. 3.4.4 In the year under review the DCS incurred fruitless and wasteful expenditure to the value of approximately R87 000. This was due to the hiring of a charted aircraft at R25 000, a trip from Makhado to Randburg at R1 000, and R61 000 paid for an EAP conference which delegates failed to attend. All three of these cases are being investigated. The DCS has also incurred material losses to the value of R9 million. 3.4.5 The Accounting Officer condoned irregular expenditure to the value of R788 000, while and additional R377 000 in irregular expenditure is still being investigated. Two officials are said to have received written reprimands for approving price quotations to the value of R536 000 when they ought to have invited bids.