The significant increase in spending in the Administration programme and on operation leases between 2009/10 and 2012/13 was mainly due to the R70 million once-off allocation for the new head office building. Spending in the Content Processing and Dissemination programme decreased significantly between 2009/10 and 2012/13 due to the Communication Service Agency sub- programme being moved out of this programme to be established as a stand- alone programme. This was done to fulfill the Department's objective of providing media bulk buying and media production services to national government departments. Spending on compensation of employees increased significantly in 2012/13 as the Department increased the number of personnel by five people, mainly at salary levels 3 to 13, in order to implement the national communication strategy, establish the strategic planning and performance management unit, and allow the Department to assist other department with media bulk buying.