Most of the functions of the Branch were funded through the MLRF, while the compensation to employees was funded by the Department. The Branch had an increase in the appropriated budget from R303.6 million (DAFF Annual Report 2011) or R259.1 million (DAFF Annual Report 2012) in 2010/2011 to just under R352 million in 2011/2012. The expenditure of both financial years was approximately 100 percent because under-spending did not even amount to 0.1 percent of the final appropriation. It has however been noted that, for successive years, the Branch has maintained the highest overtime expenditure in comparison to the other programmes within the Department. The amount increased from R6.7 million during the 2010/2011 financial year to just over R7.1 million during the 2011/2012 financial year. The Branch did not fully recover all the monies which were as a result of irregular expenditure.