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Tuesday, 29 October 2013] 4839The following financial aspects should also be noted, as per the AccountingOfficer’s Report:• The main utilisation of the appropriation was for i) the funding ofallocated posts; ii) the development of an IT system; iii) theprocurement of an office building; iv) and, policies and procedures.• In addition to the abovementioned, funds were also spent on honouringfunctions, education bursaries and health and wellness support.• The R3.2 million not spent in terms of Goods and Services relate toservices received in 2012/13, but where the invoices from the supplierswere delayed.• The R1.2 million underspending in terms of Capital Assets relate tofunds budgeted for office equipment which could not be purchased dueto delays in the acquiring of office space.• The Department’s performance could not be accurately measuredagainst the APP largely due to a lack of proper reportingon performance targets by the Accounting Officer.• The expenditure per programme was not provided and could thus notbe evaluated.DMV Budget 2013/14The DMV Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2016 lays the foundation for thestructuring of programmes within the Department, the allocation of fundsand the construct of the subsequent APP for 2013/14. x Since theenactment of the Military Veterans Act (No. 18 of 2011), the DMV haslargely been involved in capacity building. For the 2013/14 financial year,Programme 1 (Administration) is reflected as the largest programme. Thischanges, over the MTEF period as focus shifts to other programmes. Thereis also a significant decrease in funds allocated to Programme 3(Empowerment and Stakeholder Management) between 2012/13 and2013/14. This is balanced over the MTEF period as a substantial increasefor this programme is planned for 2014/15 (from R101 million in 2012/13 toR157 million in 2014/15). The table below indicates the percentage of thebudget allocated to the different programmes.Per cent oftotalbudget perprogramme2014/15(R million)% of totalbudget perprogrammePer cent of totalbudget perprogramme2012/13(R million)2013/14(R million)Programme 1: Administration 30.7 30.27% 139.5 39.70% 163.7 32.47%Programme 2: SocioEconomic Support Services 21.1 20.81% 135.5 38.56% 182.5 36.20%Programme 3: Empowermentand Stakeholder Management 49.6 48.92% 76.5 21.77% 157.9 31.32%TOTAL 101.4 351.4 504.2ANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS NO 147─2013