Transfers and subsidies virtually accounted for the entire budget of the programme with an allocation of R1,386 billion or 99 per cent of the programme's budget. However, only R680,3 million or 49, 07 per cent was transferred. The reasons for the slow expenditure were as follows: (i) the changes in the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) standards which resulted to non-transfer to Sentech and Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF); and (ii) the financial investigation that was underway at the USAF which affected the transferral of funds to the entity.