The original budget for the Department was R1.036 billion. After virements and shifting of funds, the total budget was R1.038 billion (See page 21 of the Annual Report). The Departmental revenue was R93.1 million amounting to the total revenue of R1.132 billion. This is an increase of six per cent from the previous year's total revenue. The appropriation increased from R995.8 million in 2010/2011 financial year to R1.038 billion in 2011/2012 or by 4.3 per cent.