4.1 Administration- It was reported that expenditure increased from R537.1million in 2006/07 to R1.2 billion in 2009/10 at an average annual rate of 31 percent. Expenditure over the MTEF period was expected to decrease marginally at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent. The decrease was due to the completion of the head office building and some of the capital projects in missions. The DG pointed out that the medium term spending focus in this programme would be on completing capital projects in missions. The Department would continue improving ICT infrastructure for better communication and coordination with missions.