The budget allocation for the land reform slightly increased from R3.27 billion in 2011/12 to R3.28 billion in 2012/13 (an increase of 0,43 per cent in nominal terms but 5.17 per cent decline in real terms). Over the MTEF period, the budget for land reform will further decline at an average rate of 1.2 per cent in real terms. Contributing factors towards the decline are reported to be influenced by the non-allocation to Communal Land Rights Programme. Transfers to the Agricultural Land Holding Account accounted for the largest share of the programme budget, which is 61.77 per cent in 2012/13. It is evident that proactive land acquisition is still a priority programme for acquisition of strategically located land for redistribution purposes.