The Department of Labour was allocated an amount of R2.09 billion in the 2009/10 financial year which is 4.2 per cent of the main budget. This takes into account the adjustment made by the Department during adjustment period in the same year. However, the Department has only managed to spend R 2.06 billion or 98.7 per cent at the end of 2009/10 which is R26.8 million or 1.2 per cent under-spending. Furthermore, an amount of R36 million was shifted from the Departmental budget during the adjustment period of 2009/10, meaning that the allocated amount at the beginning of the financial year was R2.1 billion before the adjustment.