Goods and Services: expenditure was R79 million, or 14% of the available budget of R563.6 million. Planned expenditure was R134.7 million so the department is behind by R55.7 million. This is primarily within Programme 1: Administration, due to major payments towards leases of office buildings that were not made as invoices were not received. These issues have persisted for three months so far. Other factors responsible for the slow spending include outstanding invoices from Travel with Flair, as well as travel and subsistence expenses due to delayed public hearings on the Labour Relations Amendment Bill and the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill that only occurred in July 2012.