The Department of Sport and Recreation was allocated an amount of R1.25 billion for the 2010/11 financial year which was 0.7 per cent per cent of the main budget. The 2010/11 budget was simply divided into five programmes, which is different to the allocations of the previous year. However, spending slowed in 2008/09 and 2009/10 due to a number of vacant posts not being filled. Expenditure was expected to increase marginally over the medium term, in line with projected provisions for inflation. 24.52 per cent was expected to be the nominal change. The overall essence of this programme was to provide an overall and centralised support service. This means that administering, guiding and managing Sport and Recreation was the core business of this programme. According to National Treasury this under- spending had emanated from the following programmes[1]: