The Department of Environment and Tourism was allocated an amount of R3.51 billion in the 2009/10 financial year, which is 0.8 per cent of the main budget. This takes into account the adjustment made by the department during adjustment period in the same year. During the adjustment the department received about R29.8 million as additional budget in the 2009/10 financial year, this has increased the final appropriation of the department from R3.48 billion to R3.510 billion respectively. The department has spent R3.50 billion or 99.8 per cent at the end of 2009/10 which is R7.3 million or 0.2 per cent under-spending. This under- spending has emanated from the following programmes.