The national departments were allocated an adjusted budget of R505.1 billion for the 2011/12 financial year which excluded the direct charge of R388 billion. An amount of R149.7 billion (29.4per cent) was allocated to current payments (R94.2 billion for compensation of employees and R54.3 billion for goods and services), R343.3 billion (67.9 per cent) to transfers and subsidies, and R12.1 billion (2.4 per cent) to capital expenditure.