The National Treasury reported that the Community Library Services grant had been increased by 30 per cent from R338 million in the 2008/09 financial year to R440.6 million in the 2009/10 financial year. The National Treasury reported that some of the provincial departments of arts and culture transferred a significant portion of their budgets to municipalities (eg Gauteng transferred 84%). Some provincial departments of arts and culture had spent significantly on capital assets such as library buildings, information communication and technology (ICT) infrastructure (namely 63% for Mpumalanga, 49% for Northern Cape and 46% for Limpopo). The National Treasury commented that, in general, the most significant focus area for spending was on goods and services (e.g. library books). However, the National Treasury noted that co-ordinating municipal planning and project execution appeared to be one of the challenges facing the provincial departments of arts and culture. The National Treasury furthermore pointed out that the need for upgrading ICT infrastructure was of significance in many provinces, and that the provincial departments of arts and culture were affected by supply chain management's delays and challenges and only 77% or less of the capital budgets for any provincial department of arts and culture had been spent as at 31 March 2010.