Finance 3.1.14 The over-expenditure noted in relation to a number of programmes was ascribed to salaries that had to be paid due to the 6,8% salary progression (spent on compensation to employees). The DCS had not catered for this progression, but a budget adjustment would reportedly have taken place at the end of the financial year. The region conceded that the Barberton management area experienced challenges in its financial management, and that these would be addressed as part of the turnaround strategy to be implemented from 1 April 2012.