For the 2012/13 financial year, the Civil Aviation programme is allocated R70 million, up from R67.1 million in 2011/12. This budget allocation increases by 4.3 per in nominal terms, but in real terms decreases by 1.5 per cent. The programme's budget allocation constitutes only 0.2 per cent of the department's budget. The Aviation Safety and Security sub-programme increases by 9.9 per cent in nominal terms and 3.8 per cent in real terms.