The National Treasury reported that Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Grant had been adjusted upwards by R9 million to an adjusted budget of R4.3 billion. At the end of the third quarter, provincial departments had spent 62 per cent of the adjusted budget. The National Treasury further reported that the Provincial Department of Health of Free State had an adjusted budget of R299 million. On year-on-year growth comparison, the Provincial Department of Health of Free State had spent 20.6 per cent less compared to the same period in the 2008/9 financial year. With respect to the Provincial Department of Health of Mpumalanga, the National Treasury reported that this provincial department had an adjusted budget of R296 million, but the actual spending was 52 per cent as a percentage of adjusted budget. The National Treasury reported that the Provincial Department of Health of Mpumalanga had under-spent by R96 million as at 31 December 2009. The National Treasury further reported that, on a year-on-year comparison, this is 32 per cent less compared to the same period in the 2008/09 financial year. Furthermore, the National Treasury reported that overall spending of provincial departments was 32 per cent less compared to the same period in the 2008/9 financial year.