The downturn in the global economy and various domestic constraints have affected millions of South Africans where the economy has contracted by 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2009 which was eventually estimated to 1.9 per cent for 2009. However, an estimate of 1.5 per cent economic growth in 2010 has been projected in the domestic economy as a result of an increase in government spending on transport projects and soccer stadiums for the 2010 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. Domestic economy is driven by a strong investment growth and continuous investment in the economic infrastructure to provide an important support to economic recovery, reduce infrastructure backlogs and attract more private investors. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the rest of the world to grow by approximately 3.1 per cent in 2010. The additional R14 billion that has been proposed in the Adjustments Appropriation Bill is welcomed. This addition includes R5 billion on the higher interest costs and R9 billion in higher non interest spending. It is noted that, initially, the overall budget was R738.5 billion and this has been adjusted to R752.5 billion during the adjustment period. While the departments have only managed to spend R368 billion in the first six months of the 2009/10 fiscal year, the MTBPS allocates an additional budget of R14 billion.