The Province of Free State (Sport and Recreation) reported that it spent R2.6 million (9 percent) of the total budget of R28 million as at the end of the first quarter of the 2010/11financial year. The Province of Free State reported that the reason for under-spending was as a result of putting on hold many programmes that were not connected to the 2010 World Cup. Another reason for under-spending that was mentioned by the Province of Free State was that contracts of volunteers had expired and there will be no reappointments of these contractors. The contracts of the other 28 volunteer/contract workers are due to expire in March 2011.