The Northern Cape's Provincial Department of Public Works (PoNC) reported that it had spent 99 per cent of its allocation for the 2009/10 financial year. The PoNC reported that the budget for the 2009/10 financial year was R27 million and that there was an additional amount of R10 million that was received during the adjustment budget period. The PoNC reported that, for the 2008/09 financial year, it had a shortfall of R4.7 million and that that had a negative impact on the departments' spending. The PoNC added that it paid all municipalities except the R222 000 payable to the Thembelihle Municipality and that that amount was payable to the municipality but it was returned and the PoNC was investigating the matter as to why the money had been returned. The PoNC claimed that, after paying this amount, the PoNC will reflect 100 per cent spending.