The budget has increased by 14.4 per cent from the previous financial year, which is an 8.3 per cent increase in real terms. The survey standards and programme management for methodology and standards sub programmes increased by 71 per cent and 28 per cent respectively in nominal terms. The methodology and evaluations sub programme received the largest portion of the budget allocation (R41 million or 51 per cent) followed by the business register sub-programme at R29 million or 36 per cent. Under survey standards, more permanent positions will be filled to increase capacity to develop standards, classify and define surveys executed by the department.