In the summary of the Department's programmes over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, the Acting Director General, highlighted that the Budget would see a growth of 6 per cent - moving from R 2 441 245 billion to R 2 784 743 billion. The Acting Director General reported that, from the total allocation to the Department only 16 per cent would be administered by the Department while 84 per cent would be spent outside the Department - through transfers to entities. She also reported that compensation of employees; goods and services; machinery and equipment; capital works and household (projects) would be the main expenditure areas both inside and outside the Department.