The 2013/14 budget allocation for the NYDA shows that the programmes receiving the largest allocations were Corporate Services at R54.8 million followed by National Youth Service and Skills Development at R53.6 million and Economic Development at R51.8 million. The budget allocation for Compensation of Employees was R171.5 million in the 2013/14 financial year and shows inflation linked growth in the medium term. Spending reductions of R25.5 million have been effected in the medium term in the budget allocation of the NYDA as part of Cabinet approved budget reductions.