5. First Quarter Expenditure Report for 2012/13 Financial Year During the first quarter of the 2012/13 financial year, the Department's total planned expenditure and projected cash flows amounted to R350,8 million which is equivalent to 20, 5 per cent of the total available budget. However, the Department managed to actually spend R348 501 million which is equivalent to just 20, 35 per cent of the total allocated budget of R 1,7 billion.